by FOR SA | Apr 18, 2018 | Blog |
By Adv Nadene Badenhorst, Legal Counsel of FOR SA Comments have been invited on the Civil Union Amendment Bill, which seeks to force State-employed marriage officers – potentially against their conscience and religious beliefs – to solemnize same-sex marriages. (For...
by FOR SA | Apr 13, 2018 | Blog |
By Adv Nadene Badenhorst, Legal Counsel of FOR SA The COGTA Parliamentary Portfolio Committee has decided (for now) not to adopt the CRL Rights Commission’s proposed recommendations for the regulation of religion. Instead, COGTA recommended (as unanimously requested...
by FOR SA | Apr 6, 2018 | Blog |
By Michael Swain, Executive Director of FOR SA Land expropriation is a highly political and emotionally charged issue. Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) is closely monitoring this area since it clearly has the potential to impact on the religious community. ...
by FOR SA | Apr 6, 2018 | Blog |
By Michael Swain, Executive Director of FOR SA In February this year, the COGTA Parliamentary Portfolio Committee issued its Report on the CRL Rights Commission’s Report on the “Commercialisation” of Religion and Abuse of People’s Belief Systems. In a nutshell, while...
by FOR SA | Apr 6, 2018 | Blog |
By Daniela Ellerbeck, Legal Advisor to FOR SA The right to refuse to do something because of one’s conscience, religion, beliefs or opinion is protected in various legal instruments. Section 6 of the Civil Union Act, 2006 (“the Act”) is one such section – it...
by FOR SA | Apr 6, 2018 | Blog |
By Michael Swain, Executive Director of FOR SA The Films and Publications Amendment Bill (commonly referred to as “the Internet Censorship Bill”) adopted in the National Assembly on 6 March 2018, is a mixed bag. On the positive side, the Bill contains provisions...
