Spain: Proposal to ban all religious symbols from public spaces
The Spanish government will ban all religious symbols from public spaces such as schools, hospitals, barracks, and jails and also in all official ceremonies as the swearing-in ceremony of Ministers, which was, until now, a Bible oath in front of a crucifix.
This will take effect following the approval of a new law on Freedom of Religion and Beliefs which is under study by the Spanish government, as announced today by the Justice Minister Francisco Caamano, quoted by Spanish newspaper Publico. The regulation, which will reform the law in force since 1980, is aiming at "creating religiously neutral public spaces".
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The law, which will be presented before the end of the year, will also regulate the rights of non-believers with a subsequent set of rules. "This reform is not aimed against anyone, nor will it influence the agreements between the State and the Catholic Church", said the Minister, "because, on religious matters, it is more open than the 1980 regulation", strengthening religious pluralism, as provided for in the Spanish Constitution.
Source: ANSA (English), h/t Hodja
The Spanish government will ban all religious symbols from public spaces such as schools, hospitals, barracks, and jails and also in all official ceremonies as the swearing-in ceremony of Ministers, which was, until now, a Bible oath in front of a crucifix.
This will take effect following the approval of a new law on Freedom of Religion and Beliefs which is under study by the Spanish government, as announced today by the Justice Minister Francisco Caamano, quoted by Spanish newspaper Publico. The regulation, which will reform the law in force since 1980, is aiming at "creating religiously neutral public spaces".
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The law, which will be presented before the end of the year, will also regulate the rights of non-believers with a subsequent set of rules. "This reform is not aimed against anyone, nor will it influence the agreements between the State and the Catholic Church", said the Minister, "because, on religious matters, it is more open than the 1980 regulation", strengthening religious pluralism, as provided for in the Spanish Constitution.
Source: ANSA (English), h/t Hodja
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