Description: THE WORLD ASSEMBLY,
RECOGNISES that religion is crucial to the happiness and wellbeing of billions of people,
CONCERNED that there is a deliberate monopoly on religion in some nations,
APPALLED that the discrimination and oppression of individuals or groups because of their religious identity still takes place,
ENACTS the following resolution:
1) DEFINES a religion as a spiritual or philosophical set of convictions that have a clearly defined and distinctive dogmatic basis and are claimed as apriori truths. These convictions are coherent, cohesive and have express importance for adherers to said convictions.
2) DECLARES that an individual has the right to:
a. Manifest a religion in teaching, practice, worship, and observance both privately and publicly,
b. Change their religion without discrimination or recrimination,
c. Have no religion, both in terms of personal assent to doctrine and observance of extrinsic religious norms.
3) REQUIRES that member nations not pass laws that directly subvert or doctrinally compromise a religion. Noting that this does not mean that nations cannot pass laws that are contrary to the beliefs of a religion but only that nations cannot pass laws intended to change the beliefs of a religion.
4) ALLOWS member nations to place limitations on religions only in-so-much as the limitations are based on a proven and compelling need to protect public safety, order and the rights and freedoms of others.
