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FOI ET LIBERTÉ FE Y LIBERTAD FÉ E LIBERDADE FAITH AND LIBERTY GLAUBE UND FREIHEIT FIDES ET LIBERTAS 2012 Secularism and Religious Freedom— Conflict or Partnership? THE JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS LIBERTY ASSOCIATION FOI ET LIBERTÉ FE Y LIBERTAD FÉ E LIBERDADE FAITH AND LIBERTY GLAUBE UND FREIHEIT FIDES ET LIBERTAS 2012 Secularism and Religious Freedom— Conflict or Partnership? International Religious Liberty Association 12501 Old Columbia Pike Silver Spring, Maryland 20904-6600, United States of America Phone: +301.680.6686 Fax: +301.680.6695 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.IRLA.org International Religious Liberty Association Board of Directors Alvin Kibble Delbert Baker (USA) Erton Köhler Vice President Anatoly Krasikov Bert B Beach(USA) Jairyong Lee Vice President Israel Leito Williams C Costa Jr (Brazil) Nicholas Miller Alberto de la Hera (Spain) Roland Minnerath Vice President Barry D Oliver Ganoune Diop (Senegal) John Rathinaraj Deputy Secretary General Paul S Ratsara Karnik Doukmetzian (Canada) Vice President Blasious Ruguri John Graz (Switzerland) Gunnar Stålsett (Secretary General) James D Standish Dan Jackson (Canada) Bruno Vertallier Robert Kyte (Canada) Gilbert Wari Dwayne Leslie (USA) Bertil Wiklander Deputy Secretary General Ted N C Wilson Denton Lotz (USA) Vice President Panel of Experts Rosa Maria Martinez de Codes (Spain) Delbert Baker Vice President Jean-Paul Barquon Todd McFarland (USA) Jean Bauberot Legal Advisor Bert B Beach G T Ng (Singapore) Lee Boothby Daisy J F Orion (Philippines) Barry W Bussey (Treasurer) José Camilo Cardoso Robert Seiple (USA) Blandine Chelini-Pont President Hui Chen David Trim (UK) Jaime Contreras Advisory Directors Pauline Cote Guillermo Biaggi Rajmund Dabrowski Lee Boothby Derek Davis Barry W Bussey Jean-Arnold de Clermont Gordon Christo Alberto de la Hera Rajmund Dabrowski Ganoune Diop Ken Denslow W Cole Durham W Cole Durham Silvio Ferrari Albert C Gulfan Jr Alain Garay Eugene Hsu 2 International Religious Liberty Association Cesar Garcia Oleg Goncharov Timothy Golden (Euro-Asia Region) John Graz Roberto Herrera T Jeremy Gunn (Inter-American Region) Eugene Hsu Raafat Kamal Vaughn James (Trans-European Region) Anatoly Krasikov Elkana Kerosi Michael Kulakov (East Central Africa Region) Natan Lerner Alvin Kibble Dwayne Leslie (North American Region) David Little Si Young Kim Denton Lotz (Northern Asia-Pacific Region) Rosa Maria Martinez de Codes Irineo Koch Todd McFarland (West Central Africa Region) Nicholas Miller Liviu Romel Olteanu Roland Minnerath (Euro-Africa Region) Liviu Olteanu Edson Rosa Gerhard Robbers (South American Region) Jaime Rossell James D Standish Robert Seiple (South Pacific Region) Henri Sobel Staff Tad Stahnke John Graz Gunnar Stalsett Secretary General James D Standish Ganoune Diop H. Knox Thames Deputy Secretary General Rik Torfs Dwayne Leslie Mitchell Tyner Deputy Secretary General Shauna Van Praagh Carol E Rasmussen Office Manager International Gail Banner Representatives IRLA Specialist Jonathan C Catolico (Southern Asia-Pacific Region) Paul Charles (Southern Africa Region) Gordon Christo (Southern Asia Region) 3 Declaration of Principles We believe that religious liberty is a God-given right. We believe that legislation and other governmental acts which unite church and state are contrary to the best interest of both institutions and are potentially prejudi- cial to human rights, and hold that religious liberty is best exercised where separation is maintained between church and state. We believe that government is divinely ordained to support and protect citizens in their enjoyment of natural rights, and to rule in civil affairs; and that in so doing, government warrants respectful obedience and willing support. We believe in the natural and inalienable right of freedom of conscience—to have or not have a religion; to adopt the religion or belief of one’s choice; to change religious belief according to conscience; to manifest one’s religion individually or in community with others in worship, observance, practice, promulgation, and teach- ing—subject only to respect for the equivalent rights of others. We believe that religious liberty also includes the freedom to establish and oper- ate appropriate charitable or educational institutions, to solicit or receive voluntary financial contributions, to observe days of rest and celebrate holidays in accordance with the precepts of one’s religion, and to maintain communication with fellow believers at national and international levels. We believe that religious liberty and the elimination of intolerance and discrimi- nation based on religion or belief are essential to promote understanding, peace, and friendship among peoples. We believe that citizens should use lawful and honorable means to prevent the reduction of religious liberty. We believe that the spirit of true religious liberty is epitomized in the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. 4 Statement of Purposes The purposes of the International Religious Liberty Association are universal and nonsectarian. They include: 1 Dissemination of the principles of religious liberty throughout the world; 2 Defense and safeguarding of the civil right for all people to worship, to adopt a religion or belief of their choice, to manifest their religious convictions in obser- vance, promulgation, and teaching, subject only to the respect for the equivalent rights of others; 3 Support for religious organizations to operate freely in every country through the establishment of charitable or educational institutions; 4 Organization of local, national, and regional chapters, in addition to holding seminars, symposiums, conferences and congresses around the world. Mission Statement The mission of the International Religious Liberty Association is to defend, protect and promote religious liberty for all people everywhere. 5 HONOR t h oadvance s e w h o RELIGIOUS FREEDOM Every year, Washington gathers to attend the Religious Liberty Dinner. This year, join us as we celebrate and bring attention to a central human right — the freedom of religion or belief — both in the United States and around the world. Thursday, April 18, 2013 Washington, D.C. Fides Et Libertas The Journal of the International Religious Liberty Association 12501 Old Columbia Pike Silver Spring, Maryland 20904-6600, USA Phone: 301.680.6686 Fax: 301.680.6695 www.IRLA.org John Graz, Publisher Ganoune Diop, Executive Editor Dwayne Leslie, Managing Editor Barry W Bussey, Associate Editor Nicholas Miller, Associate Editor Carol E Rasmussen, Copy Editor Gail Banner, Production Assistant Lindsay Sormin, Graphic Design/Layout Editor Statements of fact in this issue of FIDES ET LIBERTAS are those of the authors as they understand the facts. The views expressed by the authors are their own and do not necessarily represent the International Religious Liberty Association. Copyright © 2013 International Religious Liberty Association. All rights reserved. Price US$10. This periodical is indexed in the ATLA Religion Database(r), a product of the American Theological Library Association, 300 S. Wacker Dr., Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60606, USA. email: [email protected], http://www.atla.com. ISSN 1940-6924 7 Contents Dedication 8 Appreciation for Dr Denton Lotz— Barry W. Bussey A Great Voice for Religious Freedom Editorial 11 13 Introduction to New IRLA President— Part One: Secularism and Ambassador Robert Seiple Religious Freedom 12 Christoph Engel Law as a Precondition for Religious Freedom The Honorable Robert A. Seiple 18 Biography 13 Kristine Kalanges Taking God Seriously: Why Religion is Essential Introduction to Fides et Libertas to the Defense of Religious Human Rights 15 37 Part One: Secularism and Religious Nicholas P. Miller Freedom—Conflict or Partnership? Between Secularism and Religiosity: America’s Founding Protestant Philosophy Heiner Bielefeldt 59 Religious Freedom in a Secular State 18 Meins G.S. Coetsier Europe’s Secularism and the Politics of the Soul T. Jeremy Gunn 70 Secularism, the Secular, and Secularization 22 8 D. J. B. Trim Secularism and Religious Freedom in the Light of European Experience 62 Blandine Chelini-Pont Freedom of Expression and Religion— French Situation 2011-2012 71 Jaime Rossell Religion and Non-Discrimination in the Workplace: The European Directive 2000/78 82 Shauna Van Praagh From Secondary School to the Supreme Court of Canada and Back: Dancing the Tango of “Ethics and Religious Culture” 102 Jaime Contreras Secularism Trends and the Arab World 119 Daniel D. Ntanda Nsereko Promoting Religious Freedom in Secularity: A Legal Perspective 135 9 Barry W Bussey Why Protect Religion? 147 Part Two: Report from 7th IRLA World Congress Dr John Graz, IRLA Secretary General The 7th IRLA World Congress 153 Resolutions of the Seventh World Congress of the International Religious Liberty Association on Secularism & Religious Freedom— Conflict or Partnership? 158 Fides et Libertas Submitting Manuscripts 161 10 Appreciation for Dr Denton Lotz— A Great Voice for Religious Freedom t is with certain nostalgia that I write these few words of thanks for Dr Denton ILotz. Since 2002 Denton has been the IRLA President. It has been a great honor and pleasure to work with him for the past ten years. Denton is a vibrant defender and promoter of religious freedom. As Secretary General of the Baptist World Al- liance for many years, he met religious leaders, heads of state, government officials, monarchs and princes. 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