For the second year in a row, Illinois has ranked as the best state for religious liberty because it has the most safeguards in place, while a majority of other states continue to lack adequate protections for people of faith , the Christian Today website reports today (August 5, 2024).
The Center for Religion, Culture and Democracy at First Liberty Institute released its third annual Religious Liberty in the states report last week. The report ranks all 50 states based on the presence or absence of religious liberty safeguards . Illinois was ranked the best state for religious liberty, while West Virginia was ranked the worst.
Besides Illinois, other states that received a score of at least 50% on the issue of religious liberrty were Florida (73%), Montana (66%), (Arkansas (66%), Mississippi (65%0, Ohio (65%), South Carolina (64%), Utah (61%), Washington (59%), Maryland (58%), New Mexico (56%), North Dakota (52%), and Hawaii (51%).
Joining West Virginia in the bottom 10 were Alaska (29%), California (29%), Vermont (29%), Wyoming (30%), New York (33%), New Jersey (33%), Colorado (34%), Michigan (35 %), and New Hampshire (35%).
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