NewsLegislators’ Forum on Law and Religion: Finding Collaborative Measures in Support of Freedom of Religion or Belief | 07 December 2021, 9:30AM
Legislators’ Forum on Law and Religion: Finding Collaborative Measures in Support of Freedom of Religion or Belief | Tuesday, 07 December 2021, 9:30-11:30 am on Zoom
Zoom Link: https://churchofjesuschrist.zoom.us/j/94356387888?pwd=YWtha0NzSGoxMFdUelY1R
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Meeting ID: 943 5638 7888
Passcode: 2021
The theme of this forum, “Finding Collaborative Measures in Support of Religious Freedom and Belief
in the Philippines,” builds upon sacrosanct principles enshrined in Article III, Section 5 of the Bill of
Rights (Philippines Constitution-1987), which states: “No law shall be made respecting an establishment
of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. The free exercise and enjoyment of religious
profession and worship, without discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed. No religious test
shall be required for the exercise of civil or political rights.”
Scheduled on December 7, 2021,9:30 am – 11:30 am, this event aptly coincides with the National
Human Rights Consciousness Week in the Philippines (December 6-10, 2021) and International Human
Rights Day which falls on December 10, 2021.
The forum will gather legislators from the Philippine Congress with the special participation of the
authors and Members of the House of Representatives Human Rights Committee, and other thought
leaders in the field of religious freedom. The event aims to provide an ideal venue to:
• Encourage and promote an open, inclusive, dynamic and constructive discourse on human rights
and religious freedom among legislators and sustain their full support for human rights in the
Philippines;
• Consider perspectives on the status of human rights with a keen focus on religious freedom
protection, mainly in the Philippines and the Southeast Asian region;
• Review legislative initiatives and other policymaking measures of other countries, with
recognition of the relentless efforts of the Philippine legislators and local policymakers toward
the passage of the proposed Magna Carta on Religious Freedom, as the national model for
practical, sustainable, beneficial and balanced piece of legislation on religious freedom.