Wie viel Raum lässt die säkulare Demokratie für religiöse Motive in der Politik?

How religion, politics, and law relate to one another in modern democracies is one of the most contentious issues in constitutional law and political theory. This article first examines the dynamics of the debates in Germany since 1945. Skepticism is advisable when seeking definitive answers by invoking a principle of »religious and worldview neutrality.« The concept is normatively presumptuous and case law is volatile. Against this backdrop, the article examines specific areas of concern and constellations, thereby arriving at nuanced answers to the question of how much room secular democracy allows for religious motives in politics.