All citizens have the same social dignity and are equal before the law.
No one is privileged, favored, injured, deprived of any right, or exempt from any duty because of his ancestry, sex, race, language, territory of origin, religion, political or ideological convictions, education, economic situation, or social condition. No one may be persecuted, deprived of rights, or exempted from civil obligations or duties because of his convictions or religious practices. No one may be questioned by any authority about his or her convictions or religious practices, except for gathering of statistical data that cannot be identified individually, nor shall anyone be prejudiced by his or her refusal to reply. The freedom to teach any religion within its own denomination and the use of its own means of public information for the pursuit of its activities, are safeguarded. The State may not arrogate to itself the right to plan education and culture in accordance with any philosophical, aesthetic, political, ideological, or religious guidelines.