U.S. Report Praises Government's Protection of Religious Freedoms

December 27, 2003

Source: Newsday

http://www.newsday.co.tt/stories.php?article_id=12024

On December 27, 2003 Newsday reported, "Religious freedom is alive and well in Trinidad and Tobago according to a recent report by the United States Government’s Department of State. 'The International Religious Freedom Report 2003' was published last Thursday by the US State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labour...The Report said TT had no instances of forced religious conversion, nor any religious prisoners/detainees. Instead Government policy had contributed to the generally free practice of religion. 'The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respects this right in practice'...the Report said there was no dominant faith among our multi-ethnic population. The 1.3 million citizenry was comprised of 29 percent Roman Catholic, 24 percent Hindu, six percent Muslim, and 31 percent Protestant,  plus African-rooted faiths. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), Baptists, Mennonites, and Muslims had foreign missionaries in TT."