Christian Post: 'Best and Worst States for Religious Liberty'


Published July 23, 2024

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 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. For the second year in a row, Illinois was ranked the best state for religious liberty, while West Virginia was ranked the worst.

However, Illinois’ overall score of 81% marked a 4% drop from the 85% it received last year. While West Virginia received the lowest score among all 50 states, it saw its score nearly double from 14% last year to 24% this year.

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