Do you have the right to change your religion?
A knowledge question from the official lists (theme: Principles and values of the Republic), with its answer explained in English.
On exam day, in French
A-t-on le droit de changer de religion ?
- ANon, il est interdit de quitter sa religionNo, it is forbidden to leave your religion
- BOui, chaque personne est libre de changer de religionYes, every person is free to change religionCorrect answer
- COui, mais seulement avec l’accord de sa familleYes, but only with the agreement of your family
- DOui, mais seulement pour les citoyens françaisYes, but only for French citizens
Explanation
Secularism guarantees freedom of conscience for everyone. Every person is free to have a religion, to change it or to stop having one.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. No, it is forbidden to leave your religion — Every person is free to change religion or to stop having one. No one can be forced to follow the principles of a religion.
- C. Yes, but only with the agreement of your family — No one can be forced to follow the principles of a religion. Every person is free to change it.
- D. Yes, but only for French citizens — Secularism guarantees freedom of conscience for everyone, not only for French citizens.
French words to remember
- laïcitésecularism
- liberté de consciencefreedom of conscience
- changer de religionchange religion
Official sources (in French)
La définition de la laïcité (1/2) › La laïcité : qu’est-ce que c’est ? — Ministère de l'Intérieur (DIAN), formation-civique.interieur.gouv.fr · 20 octobre 2026
« 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. »
La définition de la laïcité (1/2) › La liberté de (ne pas) pratiquer une religion — Ministère de l'Intérieur (DIAN), formation-civique.interieur.gouv.fr · 20 octobre 2026
« personne ne peut être obligé de respecter les principes fondamentaux d’une religion ou des prescriptions liées à une religion. »
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