Draft Law on Homophobia and Transphobia Could Criminalize Biblical Teaching

Case information
Incident date
Country
Italy
Place
Rome
Categories
  • Government Restrictions
Attack Against
  • Morals
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Political
  • Radical Left
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Threats
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
  • Exclusion (of individuals or ideas)
  • Freedom of Expression
  • Freedom of Religion
Place of Incident
  • Government Building
Bias Indicators
  • Racial/Ethnic/Gender/Cultural Differences
Reported to Police
  • Unknown
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated
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The Italian Bishops are speaking against a new legislation proposed against "homotransphobia" by Zan-Scalfarotto, as it could criminalize the Church's teaching on homosexuality and censor the preaching against other sexual pathologies. The Bishops argue that there are already laws that protect every human being from discrimination and violence. The law could lead to "criminalization of opinion".

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