Anti-Conversion Bill in Sri Lanka
January 16, 2009 – 12:02 pmThe Radical Womanhood blog reports on the repressive bill in Sri Lanka:
For a number of years, politicians in Sri Lanka have tried to pass an anti-conversion bill in the predominantly Buddhist nation. According to the Jubilee Campaign, a group which works internationally in the area of religious freedom, the latest version of this bill was presented, cloaked in secrecy, for a second reading to the Sri Lankan Parliament. It is expected to go up for a third reading in February and is likely to be passed. The anti-conversion bill would have serious consequences for Christians in Sri Lanka.
The Associated Baptist Press reports this bill was first introduced in 2004 by Sri Lanka’s Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) Party — a political party headed by Buddhist monks. The bill would outlaw religious conversions carried out by "force," "allurement" or other unethical means like taking advantage of a person’s "inexperience, trust, need, low intellect, naivety or state of distress."
Entire article.
HT: TC
