2 comments so far.Draft Equity Law is “undermining freedom of religious belief” – Catholic educators
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Catholic educators have said that the Draft Equality Law “stifles the fundamental right for religious belief and the right of parental choice..”
In a statement, the Church Schools Association, the Secretariat for Catholic Education and the Council of Major Religious Superiors, together with representatives of parent organisations whose children attend Church schools, expressed their serious reservations on the Draft Equality Law (Bill 96) currently under discussion in Parliament.
They argued that the draft, which should have had the aim of promoting respect towards diversity, “is in actual fact undermining freedom of religious belief with dire consequences on the expression of a Catholic ethos inherent in Church schools.”
“This in turn violates of the right of parents to choose a school with a specific ethos for their children,” the Catholic educators said. “Should this draft law not be amended, Catholic educators can be asked to promote values which go against their conscience.”
“Due to these shortcomings,” the Church Schools Association, the Secretariat for Catholic Education and the Council of Major Religious Superiors, together with representatives of parent organisations whose children attend Church schools, said that they proposed “specific amendments in the draft law, particularly the introduction of a fundamental clause which provides for conscientious objection, together with other amendments that protect the right of parents to choose a Catholic education for their children.”
They concluded by saying that “whilst Church schools remain committed to promote equal dignity and respect for all persons irrespective of their diversity, all members of Parliament are being asked to truly endorse and protect values of diversity and human dignity, together with freedom of religious belief as long as this falls within the parameters of human rights.”
Our Constitution clearly states that Malta’s Religion is that of the Catholic Faith. It also gives freedom of practice to other Religions. This is right & correct. Each & everyone of us has the right to practice his/her own beliefs.
But as Malta is a Catholic Country, no one should impose their own beliefs on the Maltese people.
A case in point was in Italy when a Latvian Woman wanted to have the “Cross” removed from school classrooms. I believe that in Malta someone also wanted to do the same.
Each & everyone who is living in Malta & Gozo has a right to their beliefs but not to impose their views & beliefs unto us.
The professors and the left wing liberal are hard at work and winning by washing our children brains. They dont believe in anything and thats why they wanted to remove any symbol of religion even from the Maltese flag. This is a wake up call.