ABSTRACT
After Mexico gained independence in 1810, the Mexican Constitution of 1857 established the legal foundations for the separation of church and state in the country. Although separation of church and state does exist in Mexico, this chapter analyzes the increased level of social tensions derived from the recent annexation of religiously debatable topics such as LGBTQ equality, same-sex marriage, and pre-Hispanic mysticism in public school textbooks. This chapter also reflects on the response of greater numbers of families as they decide to educate their children through the private education system, and in more recent years, through the relatively new idea of homeschooling.
