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Question 

Create a brief and detailed one. What was the purpose sought to be achieved by Republic Act No. 3350? Its purpose was to ensure freedom of belief and religion and to promote the general welfare by preventing discrimination against those members of religious sects that prohibit their members from joining labor unions, confirming thereby their natural, statutory, and constitutional right to work, the fruits of which work are usually the only means whereby they can maintain their own life and the life of their dependents. It cannot be gainsaid that said purpose is legitimate. It may not be amiss to point out here that the free exercise of religious profession or belief is superior to contract rights. In case of conflict, the latter must yield to the former. The Supreme Court of the United States has also declared on several occasions that the rights in the First Amendment, which include freedom of religion, enjoy a preferred position in the constitutional system. Although not unlimited, religious freedom is a fundamental personal right and liberty and has a desired position in the hierarchy of values. Contractual rights, therefore, must yield to freedom of religion.