Council of Europe tells Member States to accommodate religious beliefs.In an encouraging development, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has passed an important resolution.
The resolution calls on the 47 Member states to:
“accommodate religious beliefs in the public sphere by guaranteeing freedom of thought in relation to health care, education and the civil service provided that the rights of others to be free from discrimination are respected and that the access to lawful services is guaranteed”.
It also called on States to“ensure the right to well-defined conscientious objection in relation to morally sensitive matters.”
This is good news which should help countries like the UK which are seeking the adoption of ‘reasonable accommodation’ as a sensible means of resolving growing instances of ‘clash of rights’ cases involving Christian identity.
This is good news which should help countries like the UK which are seeking the adoption of ‘reasonable accommodation’ as a sensible means of resolving growing instances of ‘clash of rights’ cases involving Christian identity.
