Fostering Spirituality: Four Levels of Freedom of Religion or Belief
Governments can be classified in four groups according to their respect of religious liberty. To achieve the highest level, Taiwan needs to solve the Tai Ji Men case.
A magazine on religious liberty and human rights
Hans Noot is president of the Dutch Gerard Noodt Foundation for Freedom of Religion or Belief (GNF), named after the Dutch legal scholar and champion of religious liberty Gerard Noodt (1647–1725). He is a member of the International Advisory Board of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS) at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, and co-organizer of “Breed Overleg Godsdienstvrijheid” (Wider Consultation on Religious Freedom), an initiative with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Governments can be classified in four groups according to their respect of religious liberty. To achieve the highest level, Taiwan needs to solve the Tai Ji Men case.
Taiwan incorporated the Two UN Covenants into its domestic law, but the Tai Ji Men case proves it does not always respect them.
The World Day of Social Justice reminds us of persistent disparities in access to education, healthcare, economic opportunities, and justice. Tai Ji Men has a solution.
Each year, on January 11, Taiwan celebrates its commitment to the rule of law. It should also commit to solve the Tai Ji Men case.
The United Nations document inspired several successful movements. However, its implementation still meets with shortcomings and challenges. And Taiwan is a special case.
California, like Taiwan, recognizes freedom of religion or belief. Sometimes, it is not granted without a fight.
A conference in Brussels called the attention on the intolerable situation of human rights and freedom of religion or belief in the Asian country.
The problem of gender-based violence continues to plague all continents. Tai Ji Men’s proposal of a World Prayer Day may help solving it.
Nobody is above the respect of just laws. Taiwan’s high rank in the Global Corruption Index scale is not coincidental, and is validated by the Tai Ji Men case.
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