Commentary
An indispensable part of religious freedom is the freedom to associate.
A key way that governments may support religious freedom is by allowing people to create institutions and allow them to manage memberships so that they can be committed to the core principles of their founders.
After all, as noted by law professors Rex Ahdar and Ian Leigh the freedom to associate is also tied closely with the freedom to exclude others.
“In a liberal society, those so excluded are free to join other religious groups (or to form their own group) and so this should not be seen as harmful,” they wrote….