Editing Separation of church and state (section)

===Singapore===
{{Main|Religion in Singapore}}
[[Singapore]] is home to people of many religions and does not have any state religion. The [[government of Singapore]] has attempted to avoid giving any specific religions priority over the rest.

In 1972 the Singapore government de-registered and banned the activities of Jehovah's Witnesses in Singapore. The Singaporean government claimed that this was justified because members of Jehovah's Witnesses refuse to perform military service (which is obligatory for all male citizens), salute the [[Singaporean flag|flag]], or swear oaths of allegiance to the state.<ref name="state.gov">{{cite web|url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2001/5732.htm|title=Singapore|work=U.S. Department of State|access-date=22 March 2015|archive-date=22 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200122134142/https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2001/5732.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>"Singapore", ''International Religious Freedom Report 2004'', U. S. Department of State, [http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20040917024849/http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2004/35427.htm As Retrieved 2010-03-11]</ref> Singapore has also banned all written materials published by the [[International Bible Students Association]] and the [[Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York|Watchtower Bible and Tract Society]], both publishing arms of the Jehovah's Witnesses. A person who possesses a prohibited publication can be fined up to $2,000 Singapore dollars and jailed up to 12 months for a first conviction.<ref name=IRFR>"2010 International Religious Freedom Report 2010: Singapore", U.S. State Department, November 17, 2010, [http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20110104231744/http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2010/148893.htm As Retrieved 2011-1-15]</ref>