Freedom of Religion

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• India’s Anti-Conversion Laws: a Violent attack on the Dignity of Dalits, Adivasis and Women?
  6 May, by siawi3

  “Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 3 in respect of a minor or a person of unsound mind or a woman or a person belonging to the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not less than 4 years” (Karnataka’s Bill, p.2, emphasis added).This quote from Karnataka’s anti-conversion bill, ironically named “The Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill” (passed on December 23, 2021, but still awaiting final approval by the Legislative Council) reveals how the largely savarna lawmakers view the SCs, STs and women who, they are convinced, need their protection from conversion since they are incapable of making any free choice in this matter.

• India: Volcanic Islands of hate have brought India to a boil - Statement by All India Catholic Union
  6 June, by siawi3

  The All India Catholic Union (AICU) will now once again with other religious groups and civil society movements challenge the anti-conversion laws which go against the letter and spirit of the Constitution and trigger targeted violence.

• Israel : La justice valide les mariages civils en ligne, bouleversant le statu quo religieux
  13 juillet, par siawi3

  Une « opportunité pour des centaines de milliers de couples israéliens privés de mariage en Israël, soit en raison du monopole du rabbinat orthodoxe sur le mariage des Juifs en Israël, soit qu’ils ne souhaitent pas se marier sous les auspices du rabbinat pour des raisons de conscience ». Une victoire pour les droits de l’homme en Israël.

• India: ‘Historic hurt’ is a modern phrase. Muslims were integral to South Indian gods
  15 July, by siawi3

  What all these reveal is that in popular worship, sacred figures offer a space where local groups signal their places in the community

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