Freedom of Religion
Category: Human Rights | Strength: Significant
The World Assembly,
NOTING that many inhabitants of member states have strong and often deep religious convictions,
CONVINCED that individuals have a universal right to their own religious beliefs,
CONCERNED that, in some member states, this right is threatened by the actions of the government or the prevailing cultural or religious practices,
ACKNOWLEDGING that there may be a compelling public interest to restrict this right under certain circumstances, such as the health and safety of others,
WISHING to remain neutral regarding the accuracy of religious beliefs,
HEREBY:
- DEFINES a religious belief, for the purposes of this resolution, as an ideology or any part of an ideology that dictates behaviours, practices and morals on its believers for the purposes of spiritual enlightenment,
- DEFINES a religious ritual, for the purposes of this resolution, as an act that is performed on the basis that such an act is required or encouraged by an individual's religious belief,
- DEFINES a request, for the purposes of present and future international legislation and of putting an end to frivolous arguments, as an optional, non-mandatory and non-binding recommendation,
- CLARIFIES that Clause Eight is non-mandatory,
- AFFIRMS the right of all individuals within the World Assembly's jurisdiction to hold a religious belief,
- REQUIRES member states to refrain from criminalising religious rituals that do not otherwise break national or international laws,
- CLARIFIES that the below clause is non-mandatory,
- REQUESTS member states, notwithstanding Clause Six, to refrain from criminalising religious rituals that otherwise break national laws, unless such rituals:
- cause harm to other individuals,
- cause undue suffering to non-sapient living beings,
- cause damage to the property of other individuals or organisations without their consent, or
- contradict extant WA legislation,
- CLARIFIES that the above clause is non-mandatory,
- CLARIFIES further that religious belief shall not constitute a legal defence, aggravation or extenuating circumstance in any situation other than the allowances that a member state willingly chooses to grant under Clause Eight,
- FORBIDS member states from discriminating against individuals purely on the basis of their religious belief without a reasonable and compelling justification that abides by the principles laid out in the preamble and by prior unrepealed legislation,
- DECLARES that the World Assembly shall make no statement on the validity of religious beliefs or the lack thereof,
- REITERATES that Clause Eight is non-mandatory.
Neville: Well, this one's a biggie. We've probably messed up big time somewhere in this proposal, so by all means, give criticism. Yes, unlike last time, we do actually intend to submit this at some point.
I'm aware that Clauses Seven and Eight duplicate existing legislation, but that is intended merely as a safeguard. We hope that all the other requirements will give this proposal some teeth. Also, we've cobbled together the best definition of a religious belief which we could think of, but if you have any suggestions for improvement on that front, we would like to hear them.
OOC: Also, Ara, before you utilise your Proposal ScalpelTM, remember to respect this draft's religious convictions. ;)
Freedom of Religion
Category: Human Rights | Strength: Significant
The World Assembly,
BELIEVING that people should be allowed to believe whatever they want, man,
CONCERNED that some tyrannical nations don't agree,
ACKNOWLEDGING that religious beliefs can sometimes lead to war,
NOTING that war always leads to nukes,
FEELING that nukes are, like, totally bad,
WISHING to defy convention, including religious convention,
HEREBY:1) LEGALISES all beliefs,
2) BANS war,
3) BANS nuclear weapons,
4) BANS any beliefs which try to force convention,
5) FORBIDS anyone to call us out on the hypocrisy of Clause Four,
6) PROHIBITS the passage of any resolution with 'convention' in the title,
7) DECLARES any past resolution with 'convention' in the title to be null and void,
8) RECOMMENDS/REQUESTS that nations should just take a chill pill and legalise everything.
Freedom of Religion
Category: Human Rights | Strength: Significant
The World Assembly,
NOTING that many inhabitants of WA member states have strong and often deep religious convictions,
BELIEVING that individuals have a right to such convictions,
CONCERNED that some member states may attempt to intrude on this right,
ACKNOWLEDGING that there may be a compelling public interest to restrict this right under certain circumstances,
WISHING to remain neutral on the accuracy of religious beliefs,
HEREBY:1) DEFINES a "religious belief", for the purposes of this resolution, as an ideology that dictates behaviours, practices and morals on its believers for the purposes of spiritual enlightenment,
2) DEFINES a "religious ritual", for the purposes of this resolution, as an act which is committed on the basis that such an act is required or encouraged by an individual's religious belief,
3) AFFIRMS the right of all sapient beings within the World Assembly's jurisdiction to hold a religious belief,
4) REQUIRES member states to legalise all religious rituals unless they contradict extant WA legislation or would otherwise be illegal were they not performed for religious reasons,
5) REQUESTS member states to legalise religious rituals that would otherwise be illegal were they not performed for religious reasons if such rituals do not cause harm to other sapient beings,
6) REQUIRES that member states must also respect an individual's right not to hold a religious belief,
7) FORBIDS member states from discriminating against sapient beings purely on the basis of their religious belief or lack thereof, unless such discrimination is necessary to ensure that individuals are not forced to perform acts which are prohibited according to their religious belief,
8) DECLARES that member states have the right to establish an official religion, so long as they do not discriminate against individuals of other faiths or of no faith in doing so,
9) ESTABLISHES the World Assembly Religion Foundation (hereby referred to as the WARF),
10) TASKS the WARF with designating holy sites within member states,
11) PROHIBITS member states from intentionally or negligently damaging, vandalising or destroying holy sites which have been designated as such by the WARF,
12) CLARIFIES that nothing in this resolution shall be interpreted as a statement by the World Assembly on the validity of certain religious beliefs.
Freedom of Religion
Category: Human Rights | Strength: Significant
The World Assembly,
NOTING that many inhabitants of WA member states have strong and often deep religious convictions,
BELIEVING that individuals have a right to such convictions,
CONCERNED that some member states may attempt to intrude on this right,
ACKNOWLEDGING that there may be a compelling public interest to restrict this right under certain circumstances,
WISHING to remain neutral on the accuracy of religious beliefs,
HEREBY:1) DEFINES a "religious belief", for the purposes of this resolution, as an ideology that dictates behaviours, practices and morals on its believers for the purposes of spiritual enlightenment,
2) DEFINES a "religious ritual", for the purposes of this resolution, as an act which is committed on the basis that such an act is required or encouraged by an individual's religious belief,
3) AFFIRMS the right of all sapient beings within the World Assembly's jurisdiction to hold a religious belief,
4) REQUIRES member states to refrain from criminalising religious rituals unless they contradict extant WA legislation or would otherwise be illegal were they not performed for religious reasons,
5) REQUESTS member states to refrain from criminalising religious rituals that would otherwise be illegal were they not performed for religious reasons if such rituals do not cause harm to other sapient beings,
6) REQUIRES that member states must also respect an individual's right not to hold a religious belief,
7) FORBIDS member states from discriminating against sapient beings purely on the basis of their religious belief or lack thereof, unless such discrimination is necessary to ensure that individuals are not forced to perform acts which are prohibited according to their religious belief,
8) DECLARES that member states have the right to establish an official religion, so long as they do not discriminate against individuals of other faiths or of no faith in doing so,
9) ESTABLISHES the World Assembly Religion Foundation (hereby referred to as the WARF),
10) TASKS the WARF with designating holy sites within member states,
11) PROHIBITS member states from intentionally or negligently damaging, vandalising or destroying holy sites which have been designated as such by the WARF,
12) ALLOWS member states to construct public buildings and facilities on designated holy sites if there is no other location where such construction can practically take place,
13) MANDATES that member states make a good-faith effort to preserve designated holy sites for religious use in the course of any construction which may take place on that site,
14) MANDATES that member states make a good-faith effort to restore designated holy sites to their former state once any construction on that site is completed, unless doing so is not possible,
15) CLARIFIES that nothing in this resolution shall be interpreted as a statement by the World Assembly on the validity of certain religious beliefs.
Freedom of Religion
Category: Human Rights | Strength: Significant
The World Assembly,
NOTING that many inhabitants of WA member states have strong and often deep religious convictions,
BELIEVING that individuals have a right to such convictions,
CONCERNED that some member states may attempt to intrude on this right,
ACKNOWLEDGING that there may be a compelling public interest to restrict this right under certain circumstances,
WISHING to remain neutral on the accuracy of religious beliefs,
HEREBY:1) DEFINES a "religious belief", for the purposes of this resolution, as an ideology that dictates behaviours, practices and morals on its believers for the purposes of spiritual enlightenment,
2) DEFINES a "religious ritual", for the purposes of this resolution, as an act which is committed on the basis that such an act is required or encouraged by an individual's religious belief,
3) AFFIRMS the right of all sapient beings within the World Assembly's jurisdiction to hold a religious belief,
4) REQUIRES member states to refrain from criminalising religious rituals unless they contradict extant WA legislation or would otherwise be illegal were they not performed for religious reasons,
5) REQUESTS member states to refrain from criminalising religious rituals that would otherwise be illegal were they not performed for religious reasons if such rituals do not cause harm to other sapient beings or undue suffering to non-sapient living beings,
6) REQUIRES that member states must also respect an individual's right not to hold a religious belief,
7) FORBIDS member states from discriminating against sapient beings purely on the basis of their religious belief or lack thereof, unless such discrimination is necessary to ensure that individuals are not forced to perform acts which are prohibited according to their religious belief,
8) DECLARES that member states have the right to establish an official religion, so long as they do not discriminate against individuals of other faiths or of no faith in doing so,
9) ESTABLISHES the World Assembly Religion Foundation (hereby referred to as the WARF),
10) TASKS the WARF with designating holy sites within member states,
11) PROHIBITS member states from intentionally or negligently damaging, vandalising or destroying holy sites which have been designated as such by the WARF,
12) ALLOWS member states to construct public buildings and facilities on designated holy sites if there is no other location where such construction can practically take place,
13) MANDATES that member states make a good-faith effort to preserve designated holy sites for religious use in the course of any construction which may take place on that site,
14) MANDATES that member states make a good-faith effort to restore designated holy sites to their former state once any construction on that site is completed, unless doing so is not possible,
15) CLARIFIES that nothing in this resolution shall be interpreted as a statement by the World Assembly on the validity of certain religious beliefs.
Freedom of Religion
Category: Human Rights | Strength: Significant
The World Assembly,
NOTING that many inhabitants of WA member states have strong and often deep religious convictions,
BELIEVING that individuals have a right to such convictions,
CONCERNED that some member states may attempt to intrude on this right,
ACKNOWLEDGING that there may be a compelling public interest to restrict this right under certain circumstances,
WISHING to remain neutral on the accuracy of religious beliefs,
HEREBY:1) DEFINES a "religious belief", for the purposes of this resolution, as an ideology that dictates behaviours, practices and morals on its believers for the purposes of spiritual enlightenment,
2) DEFINES a "religious ritual", for the purposes of this resolution, as an act which is committed on the basis that such an act is required or encouraged by an individual's religious belief,
3) AFFIRMS the right of all sapient beings within the World Assembly's jurisdiction to hold a religious belief,
4) REQUIRES member states to refrain from criminalising religious rituals unless they contradict extant WA legislation or would otherwise be illegal were they not performed for religious reasons,
5) REQUESTS member states to refrain from criminalising religious rituals that would otherwise be illegal were they not performed for religious reasons if such rituals do not cause harm to other sapient beings or undue suffering to non-sapient living beings,
6) REQUIRES that member states must also respect an individual's right not to hold a religious belief,
7) FORBIDS member states from discriminating against sapient beings purely on the basis of their religious belief or lack thereof, unless such discrimination is necessary to ensure that individuals are not forced to perform acts which are prohibited according to their religious belief,
8) DECLARES that member states have the right to establish an official religion, so long as they do not discriminate against individuals of other faiths or of no faith in doing so,
9) ESTABLISHES the World Assembly Religion Foundation (hereby referred to as the WARF),
10) TASKS the WARF with designating holy sites within member states,
11) PROHIBITS member states from intentionally or negligently damaging, vandalising or destroying holy sites which have been designated as such by the WARF,
12) ALLOWS member states to construct public buildings and facilities on designated holy sites if there is no other location where such construction can practically take place,
13) FORBIDS member states from intentionally placing armed forces in holy sites present in hostile nations for the purposes of gaining a strategic advantage,
14) ALLOWS member states to engage with hostile forces that are found in holy sites,
15) MANDATES that member states make a good-faith effort to preserve designated holy sites for religious use in the course of any construction or military engagement which may take place on that site,
16) MANDATES that member states make a good-faith effort to restore designated holy sites to their former state once any construction or military engagement on that site is completed, unless doing so is not possible,
17) CLARIFIES that nothing in this resolution shall be interpreted as a statement by the World Assembly on the validity of certain religious beliefs.
Freedom of Religion
Category: Human Rights | Strength: Significant
The World Assembly,
NOTING that many inhabitants of WA member states have strong and often deep religious convictions,
BELIEVING that individuals have a right to such convictions,
CONCERNED that some member states may attempt to intrude on this right,
ACKNOWLEDGING that there may be a compelling public interest to restrict this right under certain circumstances,
WISHING to remain neutral on the accuracy of religious beliefs,
HEREBY:1) DEFINES a "religious belief", for the purposes of this resolution, as an ideology or any part of an ideology that dictates behaviours, practices and morals on its believers for the purposes of spiritual enlightenment,
2) DEFINES a "religious ritual", for the purposes of this resolution, as an act which is committed on the basis that such an act is required or encouraged by an individual's religious belief,
3) AFFIRMS the right of all sapient beings within the World Assembly's jurisdiction to hold a religious belief,
4) REQUIRES member states to refrain from criminalising religious rituals unless they contradict extant WA legislation or would otherwise be illegal were they not performed for religious reasons,
5) REQUESTS member states to refrain from criminalising religious rituals that would otherwise be illegal were they not performed for religious reasons if such rituals do not cause harm to other sapient beings or undue suffering to non-sapient living beings,
6) REQUIRES that member states must also respect an individual's right not to hold a religious belief,
7) FORBIDS member states from discriminating against sapient beings purely on the basis of their religious belief or lack thereof, unless such discrimination is necessary to ensure that individuals are not forced to perform acts which are prohibited according to their religious belief,
8) DECLARES that member states have the right to establish an official religion, so long as they do not discriminate against individuals of other faiths or of no faith in doing so,
9) CLARIFIES that nothing in this resolution shall be interpreted as a statement by the World Assembly on the validity of certain religious beliefs.
Freedom of Religion
Category: Human Rights | Strength: Significant
The World Assembly,
NOTING that many inhabitants of WA member states have strong and often deep religious convictions,
BELIEVING that individuals have a right to such convictions,
CONCERNED that some member states may attempt to intrude on this right,
ACKNOWLEDGING that there may be a compelling public interest to restrict this right under certain circumstances,
WISHING to remain neutral on the accuracy of religious beliefs,
HEREBY:1) DEFINES a "religious belief", for the purposes of this resolution, as an ideology or any part of an ideology that dictates behaviours, practices and morals on its believers for the purposes of spiritual enlightenment,
2) DEFINES a "religious ritual", for the purposes of this resolution, as an act which is committed on the basis that such an act is required or encouraged by an individual's religious belief,
3) DEFINES a "request", for the purposes of this resolution and of putting an end to frivolous arguments, as a recommendation,
4) AFFIRMS the right of all sapient beings within the World Assembly's jurisdiction to hold a religious belief,
5) REQUIRES member states to refrain from criminalising religious rituals unless they contradict extant WA legislation or would otherwise be illegal under domestic law were they not performed for religious reasons,
6) REQUESTS member states to refrain from criminalising religious rituals that would otherwise be illegal under domestic law were they not performed for religious reasons if such rituals do not cause harm to other sapient beings or undue suffering to non-sapient living beings,
7) CLARIFIES that Clause Six does not apply to religious rituals which contradict extant WA legislation,
8) REQUIRES that member states must also respect an individual's right not to hold a religious belief,
9) FORBIDS member states from discriminating against sapient beings purely on the basis of their religious belief or lack thereof, unless such discrimination is necessary to ensure that individuals are not forced to perform acts which are prohibited according to their religious belief,
10) DECLARES that member states have the right to establish an official religion, so long as they do not discriminate against individuals of other faiths or of no faith in doing so,
11) CLARIFIES that nothing in this resolution shall be interpreted as a statement by the World Assembly on the validity of certain religious beliefs.
Freedom of Religion
Category: Human Rights | Strength: Significant
The World Assembly,
NOTING that many inhabitants of WA member states have strong and often deep religious convictions,
BELIEVING that individuals have a right to such convictions,
CONCERNED that some member states may attempt to intrude on this right,
ACKNOWLEDGING that there may be a compelling public interest to restrict this right under certain circumstances,
WISHING to remain neutral on the accuracy of religious beliefs,
HEREBY:1) DEFINES a "religious belief", for the purposes of this resolution, as an ideology or any part of an ideology that dictates behaviours, practices and morals on its believers for the purposes of spiritual enlightenment,
2) DEFINES a "religious ritual", for the purposes of this resolution, as an act which is committed on the basis that such an act is required or encouraged by an individual's religious belief,
3) DEFINES a "request", for the purposes of this resolution and of putting an end to frivolous arguments, as a recommendation,
4) AFFIRMS the right of all sapient beings within the World Assembly's jurisdiction to hold a religious belief,
5) REQUIRES member states to refrain from criminalising religious rituals unless they contradict extant WA legislation or would otherwise be illegal under domestic law were they not performed for religious reasons,
6) REQUESTS member states to refrain from criminalising religious rituals that would otherwise be illegal under domestic law were they not performed for religious reasons if such rituals do not cause harm to other sapient beings or undue suffering to non-sapient living beings,
7) CLARIFIES that Clause Six does not apply to religious rituals which contradict extant WA legislation,
8) REQUIRES that member states must also respect an individual's right not to hold a religious belief,
9) FORBIDS member states from discriminating against sapient beings purely on the basis of their religious belief or lack thereof, unless such discrimination is necessary to ensure that individuals are not forced to perform acts which are prohibited according to their religious belief,
10) DECLARES that member states have the right to establish an official religion, so long as they do not discriminate against individuals of other faiths or of no faith in doing so,
11) CLARIFIES that nothing in this resolution shall be interpreted as a statement by the World Assembly on the validity of certain religious beliefs,
12) DECLARES that apples and oranges are definitely not the same thing.
Freedom of Religion
Category: Human Rights | Strength: Significant
The World Assembly,
NOTING that many inhabitants of WA member states have strong and often deep religious convictions,
BELIEVING that individuals have a right to such convictions,
CONCERNED that some member states may attempt to intrude on this right,
ACKNOWLEDGING that there may be a compelling public interest to restrict this right under certain circumstances,
WISHING to remain neutral on the accuracy of religious beliefs,
HEREBY:
- DEFINES a "religious belief", for the purposes of this resolution, as an ideology or any part of an ideology that dictates behaviours, practices and morals on its believers for the purposes of spiritual enlightenment,
- DEFINES a "religious ritual", for the purposes of this resolution, as an act which is committed on the basis that such an act is required or encouraged by an individual's religious belief,
- DEFINES a "request", for the purposes of this resolution and of putting an end to frivolous arguments, as a recommendation,
- AFFIRMS the right of all sapient beings within the World Assembly's jurisdiction to hold a religious belief,
- REQUIRES member states to refrain from criminalising religious rituals unless they contradict extant WA legislation or would otherwise be illegal under domestic law were they not performed for religious reasons,
- REQUESTS member states, notwithstanding Clause Five, to refrain from criminalising religious rituals that would otherwise be illegal under domestic law were they not performed for religious reasons unless such rituals:
- cause harm to other sapient beings,
- cause undue suffering to non-sapient living beings, or
- cause damage to the property of other sapient beings or organisations without their consent,
- CLARIFIES that Clause Six does not apply to religious rituals which contradict extant WA legislation,
- REQUIRES that member states must also respect an individual's right not to hold a religious belief,
- FORBIDS member states from discriminating against sapient beings purely on the basis of their religious belief or lack thereof, unless such discrimination is necessary to ensure that individuals are not forced to perform acts which are prohibited according to their religious belief,
- DECLARES that member states have the right to establish an official religion, so long as they do not discriminate against individuals of other faiths or of no faith in doing so,
- CLARIFIES that nothing in this resolution shall be interpreted as a statement by the World Assembly on the validity of certain religious beliefs.
Freedom of Religion
Category: Human Rights | Strength: Significant
The World Assembly,
NOTING that many inhabitants of WA member states have strong and often deep religious convictions,
BELIEVING that individuals have a right to such convictions,
CONCERNED that some member states may attempt to intrude on this right,
ACKNOWLEDGING that there may be a compelling public interest to restrict this right under certain circumstances,
WISHING to remain neutral on the accuracy of religious beliefs,
HEREBY:
- DEFINES a "religious belief", for the purposes of this resolution, as an ideology or any part of an ideology that dictates behaviours, practices and morals on its believers for the purposes of spiritual enlightenment,
- DEFINES a "religious ritual", for the purposes of this resolution, as an act which is committed on the basis that such an act is required or encouraged by an individual's religious belief,
- DEFINES a "request", for the purposes of this resolution and of putting an end to frivolous arguments, as a recommendation,
- AFFIRMS the right of all sapient beings within the World Assembly's jurisdiction to hold a religious belief,
- REQUIRES member states to refrain from criminalising religious rituals unless they contradict extant WA legislation or would otherwise be illegal under domestic law were they performed for non-religious reasons,
- REQUESTS member states, notwithstanding Clause Five, to refrain from criminalising religious rituals that would otherwise be illegal under domestic law were they performed for non-religious reasons unless such rituals:
- cause harm to other sapient beings,
- cause undue suffering to non-sapient living beings, or
- cause damage to the property of other sapient beings or organisations without their consent,
- CLARIFIES that Clause Six does not apply to religious rituals which contradict extant WA legislation,
- REQUIRES that member states must also respect an individual's right not to hold a religious belief,
- FORBIDS member states from discriminating against sapient beings purely on the basis of their religious belief or lack thereof, unless such discrimination is necessary to ensure that individuals are not forced to perform acts which are prohibited according to their religious belief,
- DECLARES that member states have the right to establish an official religion, so long as they do not discriminate against individuals of other faiths or of no faith in doing so,
- CLARIFIES that nothing in this resolution shall be interpreted as a statement by the World Assembly on the validity of certain religious beliefs.
Freedom of Religion
Category: Human Rights | Strength: Significant
The World Assembly,
NOTING that many inhabitants of member states have strong and often deep religious convictions,
BELIEVING that individuals should have a right to such convictions,
CONCERNED that some member states may attempt to intrude on this right,
ACKNOWLEDGING that there may be a compelling public interest to restrict this right under certain circumstances,
WISHING to remain neutral on the accuracy of religious beliefs,
HEREBY:
- DEFINES a "religious belief", for the purposes of this resolution, as an ideology or any part of an ideology that dictates behaviours, practices and morals on its believers for the purposes of spiritual enlightenment,
- DEFINES a "religious ritual", for the purposes of this resolution, as an act which is performed on the basis that such an act is required or encouraged by an individual's religious belief,
- DEFINES a "request", for the purposes of this resolution and of putting an end to frivolous arguments, as a recommendation,
- AFFIRMS the right of all sapient beings within the World Assembly's jurisdiction to hold a religious belief,
- REQUIRES member states to refrain from criminalising religious rituals, unless such rituals contradict extant WA legislation or would otherwise be illegal under domestic law were they performed for non-religious reasons,
- REQUESTS member states, notwithstanding Clause Five, to refrain from criminalising religious rituals that would otherwise be illegal under domestic law were they performed for non-religious reasons, unless such rituals:
- cause harm to other sapient beings,
- cause undue suffering to non-sapient living beings,
- cause damage to the property of other sapient beings or organisations without their consent, or
- contradict extant WA legislation,
- REQUIRES that member states must also respect an individual's right not to hold a religious belief,
- FORBIDS member states from discriminating against sapient beings purely on the basis of their religious belief or lack thereof, unless such discrimination is necessary to ensure that individuals are not forced to perform acts which are prohibited according to their religious belief,
- DECLARES that member states have the right to establish an official religion, so long as they do not discriminate against individuals of other faiths or of no faith in doing so,
- CLARIFIES that nothing in this resolution shall be interpreted as a statement by the World Assembly on the validity of religious beliefs or of religious unbelief.
Freedom of Religion
Category: Human Rights | Strength: Significant
The World Assembly,
NOTING that many inhabitants of member states have strong and often deep religious convictions,
CONVINCED that individuals have a universal right to their own religious beliefs,
CONCERNED that, in some member states, this right is threatened by the actions of the government or the prevailing cultural or religious practices,
ACKNOWLEDGING that there may be a compelling public interest to restrict this right under certain circumstances, such as the health and safety of others,
WISHING to remain neutral on the accuracy of religious beliefs,
HEREBY:
- DEFINES a religious belief, for the purposes of this resolution, as an ideology or any part of an ideology that dictates behaviours, practices and morals on its believers for the purposes of spiritual enlightenment,
- DEFINES a religious ritual, for the purposes of this resolution, as an act which is performed on the basis that such an act is required or encouraged by an individual's religious belief,
- DEFINES a request, for the purposes of this resolution and of putting an end to frivolous arguments, as a recommendation,
- AFFIRMS the right of all sapient beings within the World Assembly's jurisdiction to hold a religious belief,
- MANDATES that member states must also respect an individual's right not to hold a religious belief,
- REQUIRES member states to refrain from criminalising religious rituals that do not otherwise break the laws of the member state or of the World Assembly,
- REQUESTS member states, notwithstanding Clause Six, to refrain from criminalising religious rituals that otherwise break the laws of the member state, unless such rituals:
- cause harm to other sapient beings,
- cause undue suffering to non-sapient living beings,
- cause damage to the property of other sapient beings or organisations without their consent, or
- contradict extant WA legislation,
- FORBIDS member states from discriminating against sapient beings purely on the basis of their religious belief or lack thereof, unless such discrimination is necessary to ensure that individuals are not forced to perform acts which are prohibited according to their religious belief,
- DECLARES that member states have the right to establish an official religion, so long as they do not discriminate against individuals holding other religious beliefs or holding no religion belief in doing so,
- CLARIFIES that nothing in this resolution shall be interpreted as a statement by the World Assembly on the validity of religious beliefs or the lack thereof.
Freedom of Religion
Category: Human Rights | Strength: Significant
The World Assembly,
NOTING that many inhabitants of member states have strong and often deep religious convictions,
CONVINCED that individuals have a universal right to their own religious beliefs,
CONCERNED that, in some member states, this right is threatened by the actions of the government or the prevailing cultural or religious practices,
ACKNOWLEDGING that there may be a compelling public interest to restrict this right under certain circumstances, such as the health and safety of others,
WISHING to remain neutral regarding the accuracy of religious beliefs,
HEREBY:
- DEFINES a religious belief, for the purposes of this resolution, as an ideology or any part of an ideology that dictates behaviours, practices and morals on its believers for the purposes of spiritual enlightenment,
- DEFINES a religious ritual, for the purposes of this resolution, as an act which is performed on the basis that such an act is required or encouraged by an individual's religious belief,
- DEFINES a request, for the purposes of this resolution and of putting an end to frivolous arguments, as a recommendation,
- AFFIRMS the right of all sapient beings within the World Assembly's jurisdiction to hold a religious belief,
- MANDATES that member states must also respect an individual's right not to hold a religious belief,
- REQUIRES member states to refrain from criminalising religious rituals that do not otherwise break the laws of the member state or of the World Assembly,
- REQUESTS member states, notwithstanding Clause Six, to refrain from criminalising religious rituals that otherwise break the laws of the member state, unless such rituals:
- cause harm to other sapient beings,
- cause undue suffering to non-sapient living beings,
- cause damage to the property of other sapient beings or organisations without their consent, or
- contradict extant WA legislation,
- FORBIDS member states from discriminating against sapient beings purely on the basis of their religious belief or lack thereof, unless such discrimination is necessary to ensure that individuals are not forced to perform acts which are prohibited according to their religious belief,
- DECLARES that member states have the right to establish an official religion, so long as they do not discriminate against individuals holding other religious beliefs or holding no religion belief in doing so,
- DECLARES that the World Assembly shall make no statement on the validity of religious beliefs or the lack thereof.
Freedom of Religion
Category: Human Rights | Strength: Significant
The World Assembly,
NOTING that many inhabitants of member states have strong and often deep religious convictions,
CONVINCED that individuals have a universal right to their own religious beliefs,
CONCERNED that, in some member states, this right is threatened by the actions of the government or the prevailing cultural or religious practices,
ACKNOWLEDGING that there may be a compelling public interest to restrict this right under certain circumstances, such as the health and safety of others,
WISHING to remain neutral regarding the accuracy of religious beliefs,
HEREBY:
- DEFINES a religious belief, for the purposes of this resolution, as an ideology or any part of an ideology that dictates behaviours, practices and morals on its believers for the purposes of spiritual enlightenment,
- DEFINES a religious ritual, for the purposes of this resolution, as an act which is performed on the basis that such an act is required or encouraged by an individual's religious belief,
- DEFINES a request, for the purposes of this resolution and of putting an end to frivolous arguments, as a recommendation,
- AFFIRMS the right of all individuals within the World Assembly's jurisdiction to hold a religious belief,
- MANDATES that member states must also respect an individual's right not to hold a religious belief,
- REQUIRES member states to refrain from criminalising religious rituals that do not otherwise break the laws of the member state or of the World Assembly,
- REQUESTS member states, notwithstanding Clause Six, to refrain from criminalising religious rituals that otherwise break the laws of the member state, unless such rituals:
- cause harm to other individuals,
- cause undue suffering to non-sapient living beings,
- cause damage to the property of other individuals or organisations without their consent, or
- contradict extant WA legislation,
- FORBIDS member states from discriminating against individuals purely on the basis of their religious belief or lack thereof, unless such discrimination is necessary to ensure that such individuals are not forced to perform acts which are prohibited according to their religious belief,
- DECLARES that member states have the right to establish an official religion, so long as they do not discriminate against individuals holding other religious beliefs or holding no religion belief in doing so,
- DECLARES that the World Assembly shall make no statement on the validity of religious beliefs or the lack thereof.
Freedom of Religion
Category: Human Rights | Strength: Significant
The World Assembly,
NOTING that many inhabitants of member states have strong and often deep religious convictions,
CONVINCED that individuals have a universal right to their own religious beliefs,
CONCERNED that, in some member states, this right is threatened by the actions of the government or the prevailing cultural or religious practices,
ACKNOWLEDGING that there may be a compelling public interest to restrict this right under certain circumstances, such as the health and safety of others,
WISHING to remain neutral regarding the accuracy of religious beliefs,
HEREBY:
- DEFINES a religious belief, for the purposes of this resolution, as an ideology or any part of an ideology that dictates behaviours, practices and morals on its believers for the purposes of spiritual enlightenment,
- DEFINES a religious ritual, for the purposes of this resolution, as an act that is performed on the basis that such an act is required or encouraged by an individual's religious belief,
- DEFINES a request, for the purposes of present and future international legislation and of putting an end to frivolous arguments, as an optional, non-mandatory and non-binding recommendation,
- CLARIFIES that Clause Eight is optional,
- AFFIRMS the right of all individuals within the World Assembly's jurisdiction to hold a religious belief,
- REQUIRES member states to refrain from criminalising religious rituals that do not otherwise break national or international laws,
- CLARIFIES that the below clause is optional,
- REQUESTS member states, notwithstanding Clause Six, to refrain from criminalising religious rituals that otherwise break national laws, unless such rituals:
- cause harm to other individuals,
- cause undue suffering to non-sapient living beings,
- cause damage to the property of other individuals or organisations without their consent, or
- contradict extant WA legislation,
- CLARIFIES that the above clause is optional,
- FORBIDS member states from discriminating against individuals purely on the basis of their religious belief without a reasonable and compelling justification that abides by the spirit of this resolution,
- DECLARES that the World Assembly shall make no statement on the validity of religious beliefs or the lack thereof,
- REITERATES that Clause Eight is optional.
Freedom of Religion
Category: Human Rights | Strength: Strong
The World Assembly,
NOTING that many inhabitants of member states have strong and often deep religious convictions,
CONVINCED that individuals have a universal right to their own religious beliefs,
CONCERNED that, in some member states, this right is threatened by the actions of the government or the prevailing cultural or religious practices,
ACKNOWLEDGING that there may be a compelling public interest to restrict this right under certain circumstances, such as the health and safety of others,
WISHING to remain neutral regarding the accuracy of religious beliefs,
HEREBY:
- DEFINES a religious belief, for the purposes of this resolution, as an ideology or any part of an ideology that dictates behaviours, practices and morals on its believers for the purposes of spiritual enlightenment,
- DEFINES a religious ritual, for the purposes of this resolution, as an act that is performed on the basis that such an act is required or encouraged by an individual's religious belief,
- DEFINES a request, for the purposes of present and future international legislation and of putting an end to frivolous arguments, as an optional, non-mandatory and non-binding recommendation,
- CLARIFIES that Clause Eight is optional,
- AFFIRMS the right of all individuals within the World Assembly's jurisdiction to hold a religious belief,
- REQUIRES member states to refrain from criminalising religious rituals that do not otherwise break national or international laws,
- CLARIFIES that the below clause is optional,
- REQUESTS member states, notwithstanding Clause Six, to refrain from criminalising religious rituals that otherwise break national laws, unless such rituals:
- cause harm to other individuals,
- cause undue suffering to non-sapient living beings,
- cause damage to the property of other individuals or organisations without their consent, or
- contradict extant WA legislation,
- CLARIFIES that the above clause is optional,
- CLARIFIES further that religious belief shall not constitute a legal defence, aggravation or extenuating circumstance in any situation other than the allowances that a member state willingly chooses to grant under Clause Eight,
- FORBIDS member states from discriminating against individuals purely on the basis of their religious belief without a reasonable and compelling justification that abides by the principles laid out in the preamble and by prior unrepealed legislation,
- DECLARES that the World Assembly shall make no statement on the validity of religious beliefs or the lack thereof,
- REITERATES that Clause Eight is optional.