GLORIA IUSTITIA'S REVEIW ON THE 'RELIGIOUS DORVIK BILL'Observers of Gloria Iustitia have leaned on the recently proposed piece of legislation in the Dorvish State Council, filed for the debate before the Dorvish Parliament under the name '
Religious Dorvik Bill'. The document has been presented by members of a right-wing, nationalist, and isolationists
One Dorvik.
In the eyes of the independent observers of Gloria Iustitia, the presented piece of legislation poses a
great threat for the basic rights of the citizens of the Republic of Dorvik and foreign residents remaining on the territory of the country, as it
greatly limits the freedom of religion right, and in addition to that
penalizes the act of blasphemy which if penalized gives the law enforcement agencies very wide field of operation when it comes to classifying what is and what is not an act of blasphemy. The Gloria Iustitia reminds that history knows incidents where the religious rights were limited by the government in order for this government to use its prerogatives as a tool of political oppression and suppression of the society or parts of society opposing the religious indoctrination. The penalization of blasphemy in its entirety is against the basic freedoms of liberty, freedom of expression and religion, and as such is in contrary with the basis of the Dorvish identity which is based on aforementioned freedoms.
The article on the teacher-led prayers being mandatory in all schools across the Republic of Dorvik is dangerous for the freedom of religion in a similar way as explained in the previous paragraph. The proposed law in a very vivid way tends to
blur the lines between the democratic state of law based on secularity and freedom of religion where people are equal before the law, and
oppressive state based on religious beliefs of one specified group with no understanding and respect to other religions and religious beliefs. Lack of freedom and marginalization of other faiths by
enforcement of act of religious expression in schools greatly limits an individual's right to decide on his or her beliefs and deprives him or her of the feeling of equality with the rest of the society if an individual is of a different faith than the majority of the society. Therefore this article is endangering for the freedom of religion and freedom of expression and as such in eyes of Gloria Iustitia,
dangerous for the basis of a democracy and human rights.
In the third article, legislators from One Dorvik, propose the establishment of religious schools across Dorvik and reinstatement of existing schools and educational facilities as religious facilities. Once again Gloria Iustitia indicates the great danger deriving from the mentioned article. The danger manifests itself with the
social and academic expulsion and
marginalization of members of a specified religious group or groups and practically
limits them from enrollment if the facility represents religious values which are not in compliance with his. Educational facilities should, by their nature, be the place of social inclusion and should refrain from religious indoctrination as it is not the responsibility of the State to decide on.
Article 4. - same reasons as article 1, 2, and 3.
Article 5. - same reasons as article 1, 2, and 3.
Article 6. - same reasons as article 1, 2, and 3.