The rules applicable are the same as those mentioned earlier. The Danish Criminal Code contains an anti-discrimination provision according to which a person who publicly or with the intention of wider dissemination make statements or imparts other information by which a group of people are threatened, insulted or degraded on account of, among other grounds, their belief, is liable to a fine, simple detention or imprisonment for up to two years. When measuring the punishment it shall be considered an aggravating circumstance if the conduct is characterised as propaganda. In addition, any person who, in commercial or non-profit activity, declines to serve an individual on the same basis as other persons on grounds of, among others, his or her belief, is liable to a fine, simple detention or imprisonment for up to six months. This provision also applies to any person, who in similar circumstances denies access to a place, performance, exhibition etc .
Freedom of religion is guaranteed for individuals and religious societies.
Under Article 140 of the Constitution, in combination with Articles 136 ff. of the Weimar Constitution, civil and political rights are neither dependent upon nor restricted by the exercise of religious freedom. Like dismissal on grounds of race or colour, dismissal on religious grounds is prohibited. There are no explicit rules stating that dismissal on grounds of religion is prohibited, but there is a constitutional principle of equality. Any legislative provision introducing unfavourable distinctions is null and void because it contradicts the Constitution. The provisions in the Workers Statute and the Labour Procedure Act previously mentioned cover discrimination on grounds of religion or belief in addition to discrimination on grounds of racial or ethnic origin.