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The Free Exercise Clause

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The free exercise clause protects individuals' right to practice religion as they wish, or to practice none.

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The two religion clauses guard liberty from opposite directions: no official faith, no forbidden faith.

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Practice can still meet neutral laws — where exercise ends and regulation begins is contested doctrine.