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Islands, were given by God as our home in the Pacific Ocean", and later affirms "our identity as a Christian nation", and reaffirms Tuvalu as a "free
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Christian Principles, Tuvaluan values and culture and the Rule of Law". Section 23 (2) of the Constitution specifically establishes the freedom of belief, which is stated as including –
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reported that discrimination, including acts and threats of violence, hindered their religious freedom on that island, which prompted them to commence proceedings in the
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been denied. Three of the claims were dismissed, with a fourth plaintiff being awarded general damages and aggravated damages.
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make up roughly (rounding errors with small overall population) 92% of the population. Overall, the largest faith groups were:
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in 2004; the case moved through the courts, and in 2009 the
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493:As of 2022, the various denominations following
464:the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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73:Timeline of the history of Tuvalu
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