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PEPUDA Amendment Bill – extending the scope of legal liability beyond the person who actually discriminated

PEPUDA Amendment Bill – overbroad definitions remove any possible defence against a claim of unfair discrimination

PEPUDA Amendment Bill - State regulation through the front door

US Supreme Court again rules against California’s COVID restrictions, upholds religious freedom

FOR SA - Proposed Amendments to the Equality Act

FOR SA takes Government to Court, challenges restrictions on churches

Update on Recent or Current Religious Freedom Issues and Cases

Hindu organisation persists with legal challenge against Christian evangelist

FOR SA highlights potential threat to rights of religious marriage officers

America’s highest court deals another blow to “double standard” COVID-19 restrictions

Expropriation Bill fails to consider other constitutional rights

Beloftebos - Its about Freedom

America’s highest court rules against COVID-19 restrictions on religious services

Defending the right to live out what you believe

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Our articles offer clear, thoughtful insights into issues that affect religious freedom in South Africa. They are written to help individuals, faith communities, and organisations understand their constitutional rights, stay informed about current developments, and engage confidently and responsibly in public discussions.

ANC re-affirms its commitment to religious freedom

OP-ED: A law does not have to mention religion to restrict it

Religious Freedom Imbizo still leaves matters outstanding

OP-ED: The reform that never came: Why faith leaders are losing patience with the Section 22 process

OP-ED: Public participation is not a courtesy: it is a constitutional obligation

OP-ED: The register might not stop at the pulpit

OP-ED: Self-regulation is not one thing

OP-ED: A Consultation Must Listen First

OP-ED: Read the CRL’s Framework – not their reassurances

OP-ED: Oversight Is Welcome – Parliament Has Not Endorsed the Section 22 Process

OP-ED: Parliament must use its power to ensure firm constitutional oversight within the law

OP-ED: Multiplying a contested Section 22 Committee process does not subtract from its defects

OP-ED: One word could sink it: what South Africa's new marriage law must get right

How FOR SA's Submissions have Served to prevent the Narrowing of Religious Freedoms

OP-ED: When Laws Do Not Name Religion — but Still Impact It

PEPUDA Amendment Bill – extending the scope of legal liability beyond the person who actually discriminated

PEPUDA Amendment Bill – overbroad definitions remove any possible defence against a claim of unfair discrimination

PEPUDA Amendment Bill – overbroad definitions remove any possible defence against a claim of unfair discrimination

PEPUDA Amendment Bill - State regulation through the front door

US Supreme Court again rules against California’s COVID restrictions, upholds religious freedom

FOR SA - Proposed Amendments to the Equality Act

FOR SA takes Government to Court, challenges restrictions on churches

Update on Recent or Current Religious Freedom Issues and Cases

Hindu organisation persists with legal challenge against Christian evangelist

FOR SA highlights potential threat to rights of religious marriage officers

America’s highest court deals another blow to “double standard” COVID-19 restrictions

Expropriation Bill fails to consider other constitutional rights

Beloftebos - Its about Freedom

America’s highest court rules against COVID-19 restrictions on religious services

Defending the right to live out what you believe

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ANC re-affirms its commitment to religious freedom

OP-ED: A law does not have to mention religion to restrict it

Religious Freedom Imbizo still leaves matters outstanding

OP-ED: The reform that never came: Why faith leaders are losing patience with the Section 22 process

OP-ED: Public participation is not a courtesy: it is a constitutional obligation

OP-ED: The register might not stop at the pulpit

OP-ED: Self-regulation is not one thing

OP-ED: A Consultation Must Listen First

OP-ED: Read the CRL’s Framework – not their reassurances

OP-ED: Oversight Is Welcome – Parliament Has Not Endorsed the Section 22 Process

OP-ED: Parliament must use its power to ensure firm constitutional oversight within the law

OP-ED: Multiplying a contested Section 22 Committee process does not subtract from its defects

OP-ED: One word could sink it: what South Africa's new marriage law must get right

How FOR SA's Submissions have Served to prevent the Narrowing of Religious Freedoms

OP-ED: When Laws Do Not Name Religion — but Still Impact It