§9.2 - Prohibition on Religious Compulsion and Proselytization

(a) No person within Rivermarch shall be compelled to adopt, renounce, participate in, or abstain from any spiritual, religious, or philosophical belief or practice.

(b) This protection extends to:

• (i) Refusal to worship a particular deity or pantheon;

• (ii) Rejection of rituals, symbols, or sacred oaths;

• (iii) Abstention from public or private ceremonies;

• (iv) Freedom from retaliatory denial of services, status, or legal standing based on belief or non-belief.

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§9.2.2 – Prohibited Acts of Compulsion

(a) The following shall constitute unlawful religious compulsion:

• (i) Use of threats, violence, enchantment, or influence to elicit participation in religious rites;

• (ii) Denial of civic rights, access to goods or housing, or legal process on the basis of spiritual belief or affiliation;

• (iii) Binding individuals to divine entities, pacts, or covenants without informed consent and tribunal-approved documentation;

• (iv) Ritual or symbolic branding, binding, or magical marking of the unwilling.

(b) Any religious order, temple, or recognized spiritual group found engaging in such acts may face charter suspension under §9.1.6 and tribunal prosecution under §4.1.

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§9.2.3 – Regulation of Proselytization

(a) Proselytization—the public or private effort to convert individuals to a particular belief or faith—shall be regulated as follows:

• (i) It must be non-coercive, voluntary, and based on open discourse;

• (ii) It shall not be conducted in civic buildings, tribunal halls, public markets, or chartered settlements without the express permission of local authorities;

• (iii) Magical enhancement, charm, fear, illusion, or planar influence shall not be used in proselytizing activity.

(b) Persistent, uninvited, or aggressive proselytization shall be considered a civic disturbance and may be penalized as a Minor Offense under §4.1.4.

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§9.2.4 – Sanctuary Spaces and Protection from Interference

(a) All individuals shall retain the right to enter, remain in, or avoid sanctuary spaces without harassment or surveillance, provided their presence is peaceful and lawful.

(b) No religious group may bar lawful entry to public facilities, civic services, or tribunal functions on the basis of religious affiliation or lack thereof.

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§9.2.5 – Enforcement and Tribunal Review

(a) Alleged violations of this section shall be investigated by a triad composed of the Counselor, Magister, and one rotating Councilor, and brought before tribunal if substantiated.

(b) Repeated violations by a religious entity may constitute grounds for full revocation of temple charter under §9.1.6.