{"id":13231,"date":"2026-05-12T13:42:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T11:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/bestuur-organisatie\/college-van-b-en-w\/beleidsstukken-en-visies\/cultuur-politiek\/de-grondwet-voor-iedereen\/grondwet-artikel-6-vrijheid-van-godsdienst-en-levensovertuiging\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T15:16:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T13:16:52","slug":"grondwet-artikel-6-vrijheid-van-godsdienst-en-levensovertuiging","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/en\/college-van-b-en-w\/beleidsstukken-en-visies\/cultuur-politiek\/de-grondwet-voor-iedereen\/grondwet-artikel-6-vrijheid-van-godsdienst-en-levensovertuiging\/","title":{"rendered":"Constitution, Article 6 | Freedom of religion and belief"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-acfblock=\"Quote\" class=\"section section--quote e-quote\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 col-lg-9 col-xl-7\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quote\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quote__author\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"quote__quote\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\u201cPeople can only flourish if they are free to think for themselves\u201d<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div data-acfblock=\"Afbeeldingen-enkel\" class=\"section editor section--green-lighter\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center editor__wide-image elementOnTop\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"col-12 col-lg-10 editor__image-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/yvette-seegers.jpg\" alt=\"Yvette Seegers\"\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\r\nYvette Seegers, spiritual counsellor at Gelre Hospitals Photographer: Rob Voss\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div data-acfblock=\"Lijstblok-type-1\" class=\"section section--green-lighter\">\r\n  <div class=\"container\">\r\n    <div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\r\n      <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-11 elementOnTop\">\r\n        <div class=\"editor__content-block editor_white-content-block\">\r\n<div class=\"editor\">\r\n<h2>\u2018In the Netherlands, everyone is free to choose their religion or philosophy of life\u2019<\/h2>\r\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cFor many people, a hospital stay is a time when life comes to a standstill. Especially if it lasts longer \u2013 or turns out differently \u2013 than expected. All those impressions, the flood of information, the emotions at play: it really takes its toll on you. As a spiritual counsellor, I\u2019m there to lend a listening ear to patients. With me, they can sort through their thoughts, let off steam or simply talk about what\u2019s on their minds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople\u2019s freedom to think what they want is essential to my work. People need to feel they have the space to share their own stories. In my conversations with them, we often discuss sensitive questions. Why is this happening to me? What is the point of this suffering? Questions like these touch on the meaning of life: how does what is happening to me fit into my life story and my outlook on life?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am convinced that freedom of belief and thought is essential for us to flourish. There must be room for your values and beliefs \u2013 and room to change them. Because you\u2019re never really finished. You can continue to develop right up until the moment you die. There is always an opportunity to grow, even in the face of illness. I think that is the hope I carry with me as a spiritual counsellor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn our society, people are sometimes afraid of other people\u2019s beliefs. The key to my work, however, is to be curious about other people\u2019s perspectives. It is precisely when someone thinks or believes very differently from me that I want to get to know and understand them better. Time and again, I find that this helps you see people in a more nuanced way. If you seek to connect, you can truly enrich each other\u2019s lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Constitution sets out what all citizens are entitled to. 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