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Khomishene ea Litokelo tsa CRL e boetse e sutumelletsa Palamente ho fetisa molao le ho kenya tšebetsong tsamaiso ea taolo ea bolumeli ea Naha 'me e lokollotse "Moralo oa Moralo oa ho Itlhokomela bakeng sa Lekala la Bokreste".

Boiteko bona, bo etelletsoeng pele ke Komiti ea Nakoana ea Karolo ea 22 ea CRL, bo hlahisoa e le boiteko ba boithaopo ke Kereke ho khothaletsa pepeneneng, boetapele ba boitšoaro, le tšireletso ea litho tsa phutheho tse kotsing khahlanong le tlhekefetso le tšebeliso e mpe.

Leha CRL e tsitlallela hore sena ha se mabapi le taolo ea Naha, mekhatlo e kang Freedom of Religion SA (FOR SA) e hlahisitse lipelaelo tse tebileng. Ba pheha khang ea hore moralo ona o sebetsa e le "sekoahelo" bakeng sa lenaneo la molao le tla qetella le entse hore ho be le Molao oa Palamente le lekhotla la molao le nang le matla a ho hlakola ngoliso ea baetapele le mekhatlo ea bolumeli.
tobetsa sehokelo bakeng sa tlhaiso-leseling e batsi, kapa theolela tlase ho fana ka maikutlo a hau

sheba lintlha, lipolelo, litokomane le livideo

Michael Swain from Freedom Of Religion SA (FOR SA) explains the issue.

E-ba le maikutlo a hau - theha melaoana.
sheba maikutlo a barupeluoa ba bang pele u fana ka maikutlo

Na o tshehetsa Moralo wa Moralo wa Boipuso bakeng sa Lekala la Bokreste jwalo ka ha o hlahisitswe ke Khomishene ya Ditokelo tsa CRL?

U tšoenyehile ka eng? (skrola fatše bakeng sa tlhaloso ea e 'ngoe le e 'ngoe)

Jwalo ka ha o kgethile "tsohle tse ka hodimo", haeba o ne o lokela ho kgetha taba e le nngwe, e ne e tla ba efe?

Would you like to use FOR SA's objection?

Constitutional foundation Religious freedom in South Africa is protected by sections 15, 18, and 31 of the Constitution, and given content by the Religious Freedom Charter, to which the CRL is itself a signatory. Religious freedom is a right, not a privilege the State may grant, suspend, or withdraw. Religious organisations must comply with laws of general application, such as tax, criminal law, child safeguarding, labour, and NPO law, but no State body has spiritual jurisdiction over doctrine, ordination, calling, worship, leadership, or internal religious governance, directly or indirectly. Objection to State regulation of religion I/we oppose any controlling or compulsory regulation of religion beyond general law, including any statutory or State-enabled regulatory council; mandatory registration of churches, ministries, or leaders; State-imposed codes of conduct; licensing, accreditation, vetting, or approval of religious actors; any “seal of good standing”; forced participation in umbrella bodies or peer review structures; and any register capable of indirect control. The proposal in the “Final Draft Christian Sector Self-Regulatory Framework in RSA” is: • Unconstitutional, failing the section 36 limitations test; • Unnecessary, given that existing law already addresses every category of harm raised; • Unworkable, given the operational impossibility of registering, monitoring, and maintaining current records on every religious organisation and practitioner, together with the staffing, database infrastructure, and compliance systems that such scale would demand; and • Unaffordable, with the resulting reported costs running into hundreds of millions, ultimately borne by taxpayers, churches, and practitioners themselves. Section 22 of the Constitution protects trade and occupation; it does not authorise the licensing of religion, still less the State’s regulation of religious doctrine as though it were a profession governed by settled, peer-reviewed expertise. Religious doctrine is a matter of faith and conviction, not a scientific body of knowledge to be standardised by the State. Foreign religious workers Concerns about foreign nationals founding or leading churches are properly addressed through immigration law, not through a religious regulatory framework. The Department of Home Affairs already has, and may strengthen, the mechanisms to assess foreign religious workers at the visa stage, as is common in other democracies. By contrast, nationality-based requirements imposed through religious regulation risk moving beyond legitimate immigration oversight into the regulation of religion itself. The appropriate solution is to review the existing immigration laws and processes and to ensure they are applied efficiently, fairly and effectively. Existing law is sufficient Abuse, exploitation, gender-based violence and criminal conduct in religious settings must be confronted clearly and decisively. No constitutional right protects criminality. No religious leader is above the law. No faith community should ever become a hiding place for abuse. Assault, fraud, sexual offences, child harm, financial misconduct, and exploitation are already addressable under criminal law, the Children’s Act, NPO and tax law, labour law, and ordinary criminal and/or civil remedies. The solution is proper, effective law enforcement, reporting, and coordination. Process concerns The lawfulness of the Section 22 Committee is currently under challenge in the High Court in two cases filed by the South African Church Defenders (SACD) and the South African Muslim Lawyers Association (SAMLA). The COGTA Portfolio Committee should not consider any report from this process until the courts have ruled. The framing of this consultation as exploring “voluntary self-regulation” is contradicted by the Section 22 Committee’s Terms of Reference, which expressly call for a “legislative framework”. The CRL Chair’s own public statements propose a council that would be “created and empowered by an Act of Parliament”, that State authority should extend beyond illegality into the regulation of ethics, with a Council empowered to decide “where your right to religious freedom begins and ends”. That is a serious constitutional claim, incompatible with the Constitution’s limits on State interference in belief and conscience. Alternative solutions to State regulation I/we support: • Voluntary ministers’ networks and fraternals providing relationship-based accountability; • The existing faith sector-led Code of Conduct for Religions, kept voluntarily and not converted into State rules. • Effective investigation, referral, and enforcement under existing law, including better use of the CRL’s section 5 powers; • Voluntary governance, compliance, and safeguarding training; • Robust child and vulnerable-person protection using existing safeguarding instruments and registers; • If any register is used at all, it must be strictly voluntary, non-intrusive, and never tied to permission to minister. Wider civil society implications The regulatory architecture proposed here is not confined to religion. Once the State creates a statutory framework to license one fundamental right, that legal template becomes available for application to other voluntary associations: the press, NGOs, professional bodies, and community organisations. The shift from freedoms protected by default to freedoms approved by the State has implications well beyond the religious sector. Conclusion I/we reject any proposal that would result in the regulation, licensing, approval, or control of religion by the State, directly or indirectly. I/we call on Parliament and all relevant institutions to reject any legislative agenda and to support constitutionally compliant alternatives. I/we note that the CRL is itself a signatory to this Charter and should therefore abide by its provisions. I/we make this submission because the question whether religion will remain a protected constitutional freedom or become a conditional right subject to State approval and control is a matter of deep public importance, including to religious freedom, constitutional democracy, and human rights culture. Participation under protest and without prejudice My/our engagement is grounded in the South African Charter of Religious Rights and Freedoms (the Religious Freedom Charter), which gives important content to the constitutional protection of religious freedom in South Africa. I/we support the continued use of the Charter (read with its “explanatory notes”), its accompanying Code of Conduct for Religions in South Africa (the Code of Conduct for Religions), and other voluntary sector-led instruments as the primary framework for addressing religious freedom, responsibility, and accountability in this country. This submission is made under protest and without prejudice. My/our participation is not an acceptance of the lawfulness or legitimacy of the Section 22 Committee, its mandate, composition, or processes; it is not an endorsement of any regulatory outcome; and it is not an acceptance that the State may regulate religion beyond the laws of general application using the least restrictive means. All rights are expressly reserved.

masimo a ka tlase ke a boikhethelo ———————————

U khetha mocha ofe bakeng sa maikutlo mabapi le lets'olo lee?

Puo eo u e ratang?

Boemo ba hau ke bofe? (bakeng sa merero ea rona ea ho tlaleha feela)

Sheba aterese ea hau ea lengolo-tsoibila ebe o tobetsa send! U tla fetisetsoa leqepheng la netefatso.

Matšoenyeho a maholo

Tlōlo ea Molaotheo le Litokelo tse nang le Meeli

Litokelo tsa Molaotheo ha se Lithuso tsa Naha

- Khohlano:
  Tokoloho ea bolumeli le kopano ke litokelo tsa motheo tsa molao oa motheo, eseng litokelo tse nang le laesense ea mmuso. Li ke ke tsa etsoa ka molao ho latela tumello ea mmuso.
- Ho Fetella:
  Moralo o sisintsweng o tla etsa hore ditokelo tsena di be le maemo hodima sebopeho se dumellwang ke Mmuso, ka disebediswa tse kang "Setifikeiti sa Boemo bo Botle", ngodiso e tlamang, laesense, kapa mekgatlo e amohetsweng ya tlhahlobo ya dithaka.
- Litlolo tsa Karolo:
  Tlhahiso ena e tlōla Karolo ea 15 (tokoloho ea bolumeli le letsoalo), Karolo ea 18 (tokoloho ea ho kopana, ho kenyeletsoa le tokoloho ea ho se qobelloe ho kena mokhatlong o amohetsoeng ke Naha), le Karolo ea 31 (tokelo ea lichaba tsa bolumeli ea ho boloka mekhatlo ea tsona) ea Molaotheo.
- Teko ea Moeli:
  Tlas'a Karolo ea 36, moeli ofe kapa ofe o tlameha ho ba o utloahalang, o utloahalang, 'me e be mokhoa o fokolang ka ho fetisisa o fumanehang. Melao e teng ea ts'ebeliso e akaretsang e se e ntse e sebetsana le kotsi e 'ngoe le e 'ngoe e boletsoeng ke CRL, kahoo tlhahiso ena e hloleha teko eo 'me ke ho tlōla molao ho sa lumellaneng le molao oa motheo.

Ho pheta-pheta Melao e Teng

Molao o Seng o Lekane

- Tšireletso e Lekaneng:
  Afrika Borwa e se e ntse e na le moralo o felletseng wa molao o kgonang ho sebetsana le sehlopha se seng le se seng sa kotsi e qotsitsweng ke CRL, dibakeng tsa bodumedi le mafapheng a mang kaofela.
- Melao e sebetsang:
  Molao oa botlokotsebe (tlhaselo, bolotsana, bosholu, tšoso, qobello, litlolo tsa molao tsa thobalano), Molao oa Bana, tlhekefetso ea malapeng le tšireletso ea batho ba kotsing, molao oa NPO le oa lekhetho, molao oa basebetsi, tšireletso ea bareki, le mekhoa e tloaelehileng ea ho rarolla mathata a sechaba e se e ntse e fana ka tšireletso e matla, e tšoanang.
- Bothata ba Sebele:
  Bothata ha se ho ba sieo ha molao, empa ke bofokoli ba ho kenngwa tshebetsong ha molao, ho tlaleha, ho hokahanya le ho tsebisa setjhaba ka ditharollo tse seng di ntse di fumaneha.
- Ho se sebetse hantle:
  Sistimi e ncha ea taolo e etsisa meralo e teng 'me e faposa mehloli ho tloha ts'ebetsong e sebetsang ea melao e seng e ntse e le libukeng. Tharollo e nepahetseng ke ts'ebetsong, eseng ho fetola tokoloho ea molaotheo hore e be mosebetsi o nang le laesense.

Ho Itšunya-tšunya ha Naha Boitšoarong le Tumelong ea Bolumeli

Thuto ha se ea Naha e lokelang ho e etsa qeto

- Ho seng molaong khahlanong le ho se be le mekhoa e metle:
  Mmuso o na le boikarabelo bo molaong ba ho qosa boitshwaro bo seng molaong. Ha o na matla hodima seo e leng "se sa lokelang" feela ka hara setjhaba sa bodumedi. Modulasetulo wa CRL o boletse phatlalatsa hore lekgotla le sisintsweng le tla atolosa matla a Mmuso ho feta ho se dumelle ho ba molaong ho ya boitshwarong. Seo ha se dumellane le Molaotheo.
- Boikoetliso:
  "Melao" moelelong oa bolumeli ha e nke lehlakore. Li tlameletsoe ka ho feletseng lithutong tse itseng, meetlong le letsoalong. Ha ho na tekanyetso ea Naha e sa nke lehlakore bakeng sa se nkoang e le tumelo e amohelehang, bosebeletsing, kapa taeo ea bolumeli.
- Ho kenella:
  Hang ha Mmuso o ipolela matla a ho laola boitshwaro ba bodumedi, o qala, ka ho toba kapa ka tsela e sa tobang, ho fumana hore na ke ditumelo le mekgwa efe e "amohelehang". Hona ke ho kenella ka ho toba letswalong la motho ka mong le thutong. Makgotla a Afrika Borwa a se a ntse a lemoha kotsi ya ho kenngwa ke Mmuso diqabang tsa thuto, mme nalane e bontsha hore ho kenngwa tshebetsong ha Mmuso ka tsela ya tlwaelo ho lebisa ho qhelelweng ka thoko, kgatellong le tlhekefetsong.

Ho se khonehe ho sebetsang ha ho lekanngoa ha maemo

Hobaneng ho ba le maemo a tloaelehileng ho sa sebetse

- Mefuta-futa ea Tumelo:
  Bolumeli bo fapane, bo arotsoe ka mekhahlelo, 'me bo phehisanoa ka lithuto. Boetapele bo ananeloa ka ho bitsoa, ho bitsoa, thuto, ho hlongoa, kapa ho ananeloa ke sechaba, eseng ka mohlala oa profeshenale o hlalositsoeng ke Naha. Karolo ea 22 ea Molaotheo e sireletsa tokelo ea ho khetha khoebo kapa mosebetsi; ha e lumelle tumello ea bolumeli. Khopolo ea hore bolumeli bo ka laoloa joalo ka molao, bongaka, kapa boikarabello ba lichelete e fosahetse haholo.
- Lipotso tse sa rarolloeng:
  Ha ho sehlopha se seholo se ka arabang lipotso tseo tsamaiso ea taolo e li hlokang. Ke thuto efe e fetohang tekanyetso? Ke mang ea tšoanelehang ho ba "motho ea rutang bolumeli": baruti, baholo, baetapele ba borapeli, baeletsi, matichere a sekolo sa Sontaha, baithaopi ba bosebeletsi, baetapele ba lihlopha tse nyane, 'me ho latela litekanyetso life? Litumelo tse hanyetsanang li ahloloa joang? Ha ho na tekanyetso ea Naha e sa nke lehlakore e fumanehang bakeng sa efe kapa efe ea tsena.
- Ho Kena Tshebetsong ho Ikgethileng:
  Ha e le hantle, tsamaiso e sa sebetseng e sebediswa ka tsela e ikgethileng. Sephetho ke leeme, ho se lekane, le dikgohlano tse tswelang pele, athe boikarabelo ba nnete ha bo sebetse hantle ho feta tlasa molao o seng o ntse o le teng.

Mohlala o Kotsi bakeng sa Mokhatlo oohle oa Sechaba (The Wildcard)

Karolo ea Mokhatlo oa Sechaba Phehisanong ena

- Ka Nģ'ane ho Bolumeli:
  Taba ena ha se taba ea lekala la Bokreste feela. Melao-motheo ea molaotheo e kotsing (tokoloho ea ho kopana, tokoloho ea letsoalo, le tšireletso ho tšitiso ea 'Muso metseng ea boithaopo) e sebetsa mokhatlong o mong le o mong oa poraefete Afrika Boroa.
- Selelekela:
  Haeba Mmuso o theha lekgotla la molao ho fana ka laesense ya tokelo ya motheo jwalo ka tokoloho ya bodumedi, o beha mohlala wa molao o ka sebediswang mokgatlong ofe kapa ofe o mong: boraditaba, mekgatlo e seng ya mmuso, mekgatlo ya profeshenale, mekgatlo ya setjhaba, dihlopha tsa bobuelli, kapa mekgatlo ya basebetsi. Mabaka a e lokafatsang bakeng sa lekala le leng a fumaneha bakeng sa tshebediso kgahlanong le le leng.
- Taolo ea Naha:
  Phetoho e tebileng ke ea molaotheo. E tlosa Afrika Boroa ho tloha mohlaleng oo ho oona tokoloho e sirelelitsoeng ka ho se be teng ho ea ho oo ho oona tokoloho e "amoheloang" le ho "laoloa" ke Mmuso. Moahi e mong le e mong o na le seabo ho haneleng phetoho eo.

Lithibelo tsa Puso le Baahi ba Linaha Tse Ling

Taolo ea Bojaki, Eseng ea Bolumeli

- Tšitiso ea ka Hare:
  Moralo ona o laela puso ya kahare, ho kenyeletswa le kamoo baetapele ba kgethwang, ba ananelwang, kapa ba tloswang kateng. Karolo ya 31 e sireletsa tokelo ya ditjhaba tsa bodumedi ya ho boloka ditheo tsa tsona, mme Karolo ya 18 e sireletsa tokelo ya ho se qobellwe ho kena dibopehong tsa puso tse amohetsweng ke Mmuso.
- Litlhoko tsa Bochaba:
  Taelo ea hore likereke tse thehiloeng ke baahi ba kantle ho naha li na le boholo ba Maafrika Boroa sebopehong sa bona sa puso ea lehae e sebetsana le matšoenyeho a lokelang ho ba boemong ba bojaki, eseng taolong ea bolumeli. Lefapha la Litaba tsa Lehae le se le ntse le e-na le, 'me le ka ntlafatsa, lisebelisoa tsa ho hlahloba basebetsi ba bolumeli ba kantle ho naha boemong ba visa. Ka mohlala, United States, li-visa tsa basebetsi ba bolumeli li hloka bopaki ba ho khethoa le mangolo a litšupiso ho tsoa mokhatlong oa bolumeli o tsebahalang. Sena se beha potso ea hore na li lokela ho ba hokae: tlas'a molao o tloaelehileng oa bojaki, eseng tlas'a puso ea taolo ea bolumeli.
- Boipuso:
  Hang ha Mmuso o beha melao ea hore na ke mang ea ka etellang pele ka har'a sechaba sa bolumeli, o tlohile tlhahlobong e molaong ea bojaki le ts'ebetsong ea molao ho ea taolong ea bolumeli ka bobona. Mekhatlo ea bolumeli e tlameha ho lula e lokolohile ho ikhethela boetapele ba eona ba ka hare ho latela lithuto le meetlo ea bona.

Maikutlo: Phehisano ke efe?

Tlhahiso ea ho laola lekala la bolumeli e bakile ngangisano e kholo ea naha. Ka tlase ke mabaka a mantlha a tsoang Komiting ea Ad Hoc ea Karolo ea 22 le lihlopha tsa sechaba tse hanyetsanang joalo ka Freedom of Religion SA (FOR SA).

Likhang tse tšehetsang Moralo

- Ho Lekanya Boikarabello:
  Batšehetsi ba pheha khang ea hore moralo ona oa bohlokoa ho theha maemo a hlakileng a puso ea kahare, ponaletso ea lichelete, le boetapele ba boitšoaro ka har'a mekhatlo ea bolumeli ho tsosolosa tšepo ea sechaba.
- Ho Sireletsa ba Kotsing:
  Morero ona o ikemiseditse ho sireletsa metse e qheletsweng ka thoko, ho kenyeletswa mafutsana le ba nang le bokooa, kgahlanong le tlhekefetso le mekgwa e kotsi ya "pholiso".
- Phetoho e Etelletsoeng Pele ke Lekala:
  Komiti e hlalosa ts'ebetso ena e le boithaopo, bo etsoang ka boithaopo "ke Kereke, bakeng sa Kereke," bo lumellang lekala ho ipusa ho fapana le ho tobana le ho kenella ha Mmuso ka kotloloho.
- Tlhokomelo e Ikemetseng:
  Batšehetsi ba hatisa hore Lekhotla la Boits'oaro le Boikarabello la Bokreste le sisintsweng (CPCEA) e tla ba sehlopha se ikemetseng sa baetapele ba bolumeli le litsebi tse hlomphehang, eseng lefapha la mmuso.
- Seo Melao ea Tšupiso e se Buang:
  Leha ts'ebetso ena e hlophisitsoe e le ea boithaopo le e etelletsoeng pele ke lekala, Melao ea Ts'ebetso ea Komiti ea Karolo ea 22 e laela ka ho hlaka "moralo oa molao". Ka tlhaloso, sena se hloka Molao oa Palamente 'me se tla theha mokhatlo oa molao o nang le matla a molao. Ha ho na moralo oa "boithaopo" kapa oa "boipuso" o ka fetolang seo Melao ea Ts'ebetso e hlileng e se hlokang.

Likhang tse hanyetsanang le Moralo

- "Mask" ea Molao:
  Leha puisano e hlahiswa e le ya boithaopo, pheletso e sisintsweng ke lekgotla la molao le thehilweng ke Molao wa Palamente, le nang le matla a molao a tla kenyeletsa matla a ho hlakola ngodiso ya ditheo le ho dumella kapa ho tlosa kananelo ho baetapele ba bodumedi. Ho rala ka boithaopo tshebetso ha ho fetole sebopeho sa taolo sa se sisintsweng.
- Likhanyetso tse 'Nè tse ka Sehloohong:
  Bahanyetsi ba pheha khang ea hore tlhahiso ena ha e lumellane le molao oa motheo (e tlōla likarolo tsa 15, 18, le 31 tsa Molao oa Motheo 'me e hloleha teko ea lithibelo tsa karolo ea 36), ha e hlokahale (melao e seng e ntse e sebetsana le sehlopha se seng le se seng sa kotsi e qotsitsoeng ke CRL), ha e sebetse (bolumeli bo fapane ebile bo phehisanoa lithutong, ha bo na maemo a sa nke lehlakore a Naha), 'me ha bo na theko e tlase (litšenyehelo tse tlalehiloeng li fihla ho makholo a limilione).
- Taolo ea "Boitšoaro":
  Modulasetulo wa CRL o boletse phatlalatsa hore bolaodi ba Mmuso bo lokela ho fetela ka nqane ho ho se be molaong ho ya taolong ya "boitshwaro". Sena ha se dumellane le Molaotheo, hobane se susumetsa Mmuso ho qosa boitshwaro ba botlokotsebe ho ya ho qeto ya ditaba tsa tumelo, thuto le letswalo la motho ka mong.
- Mohlala ho Mekhatlo eohle ea Sechaba:
  Lekhotla le lumelloang ke Mmuso ho fana ka laesense ea tokelo e le 'ngoe ea motheo le beha mohlala oa molao oo hamorao o ka sebelisoang mekhatlong e meng ea boithaopo, ho kenyeletsoa boralitaba, mekhatlo e ikemetseng, mekhatlo ea litsebi le mekhatlo ea sechaba. Phetoho ea molaotheo ho tloha tokolohong e sirelelitsoeng ke ho se be teng ho ea tokolohong e amohetsoeng ke Mmuso e na le litlamorao tse ngata ho feta bolumeli.

Sheba lintlha tse ling