At which point can a state shut down and forbid a religion?

[genkaus]

I think it's within just about any governments power and duty to prosecute any organization and their members for disobeying laws, religious or not. Some governments require more societal help and other governments leave the enforcing to the societies themselves. When just laws are disobeyed by entire societies because of religious belief then the only ones who can and should stand up are the victims of those crimes and those who sympathize.

You need to re-evaluate your statements here. For example, in an Islamic country, the law of the land would be Sharia Law - something that has religious basis to begin with and therefore for that country your statement would imply that it is the government's power and duty to prosecute all non-Islamic personnel because their very beliefs mean that they are disobeying the laws.

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So Christians can't impose their religious ideology on their kids anymore like my parents did to me?

Sweet.

Ideally.
That's one of the areas where application is tough.

[Davidthegoliath]

You need to re-evaluate your statements here. For example, in an Islamic country, the law of the land would be Sharia Law - something that has religious basis to begin with and therefore for that country your statement would imply that it is the government's power and duty to prosecute all non-Islamic personnel because their very beliefs mean that they are disobeying the laws.

Yea I see the flaw in my statement now. Though it is not always wrong for a person to disobey a law but I would say it is always wrong for a government or member there of to enforce an unjust law. Unfortunately in this case it would mean the persons death.