That is also the law in the U.S. The rights in our Bill of Rights, including the right to free exercise of religion, are not absolute. The state can interfere when it has a compelling interest. That includes protecting other people. For example, even if you sincerely believed that you had to sacrifice another person to your god, that would not give you the right to murder. Similarly, you have the right to withhold medical treatment for yourself, but not for your child. The state has a compelling interest to protect the welfare of all children. That's why we have laws against child abuse and neglect.


This *is* my happily ever after.