Director Janez Lenarcic said that the OSCE has become well aware of “emerging issues” regarding equality and non-discrimination legislation.
The religious freedom of Christians in Europe is under threat from “equalities” and anti-discrimination laws around the EU, said a director of The Organisation for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE) at a conference.
In his closing remarks, Director Janez Lenarcic said that the OSCE has become well aware of “emerging issues” regarding equality and non-discrimination legislation and the parent’s right to educate their children.
Lenarcic highlighted the positive contribution of religious symbols in society and the special role a particular religion could play due to its historical and cultural role in a certain society, such as Christianity in Europe. Key issues addressed at the conference included the relationship between “equality and non-discrimination and freedom of religion or belief; questions of autonomy of religious or belief organizations,” and “challenging issues such as the relationship between freedom of expression and freedom of religion or belief.” The conference focused on the freedom of Christians to order their lives and have a visible presence in public. Incidents cited included the notorious Italian Crucifix Case currently before the European Court of Human Rights, in which the court ordered all the crucifixes displayed in public buildings in Italy to be removed based on the complaint of one woman. ... Several partcipating NGOs at the meeting warned that too-zealous anti-discrimination, equal treatment and hate speech legislation that is sweeping through legislatures in Western Europe is already resulting in limitations of religious freedom, especially for Christians who hold up moral views that are increasingly deemed discriminatory. We thank LifeSiteNews for Reporting. Read the entire story at: http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/christian-religious-freedom-under-threat-across-eu-un-security-organization/