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French civic exam 2026, Principles and values of the Republic
Can a person freely change religion?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Multi-year residence permit no. 29
Une personne peut-elle changer librement de religion ?
Can a person freely change religion?
Answer. Yes, everyone is free to change religion.
Oui, chacun est libre de changer de religion.
Laïcité (secularism) guarantees freedom of conscience. Every person may have a religion, have none, change religion or stop having one.
The official text that proves it
« La laïcité garantit la liberté de conscience pour tous, c’est-à-dire que chaque personne est libre d’avoir ou de ne pas avoir de religion, d’en changer ou de ne plus en avoir. »
Laïcité guarantees freedom of conscience for all, meaning every person is free to have or not have a religion, to change it or to no longer have one.
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
Next questions in this theme
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