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In what ways did religion influence the Magna Carta?

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The Magna Carta mentions religion only once. It requires that the king respect the rights of the church (to own property, run it's estates, accumulate wealth; in other words, to run its own affairs without royal interference, etc.).

Kings/rulers had claimed "divine right" to rule absolutely. The Magna Carta demanded that the ruler/king respect the rights of free men and attempted to define some of those rights, in other words, to limit the "divine right" to rule absolutely.
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