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Source: FOR SA (Freedom of Religion South Africa)
Date Added: 2024-06-21
Category: General News,  Issues - General,  Issues - Parenting, 

This week, FOR SA is discussing a topic that lies close to heart and home: parental rights.

View the discussion here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk3nQU8vPAI

Parental rights are an integral component of religious freedom. Numerous international treaties recognise and confirm that the family is the foundational unit of society, and that parents have the legal right to raise their own children according to their own religious beliefs and moral values. In short, parental rights are non-negotiable.
 
South Africa’s 1995 Education White Paper 1 describes parents' choice regarding the kind of education best for their children - which includes the religious basis of that education - as an inalienable right. The White Paper emphasis the particular importance of this right during the early years of schooling. It also affirms the State has a duty to consult parents regarding their children's education and that parents have the right to participate in the governance of schools.
 
Parental rights are also crucial for ensuring that the best interests of children are upheld. Healthy families, where children are loved and nurtured by their parents, provide children with a solid start in life. For this reason, international law states that neither the State nor society may undermine the cohesion of families. In fact, the State's duty to protect and support families is emphasised. What is means is that no one may drive a wedge between children and their parents.
 
Watch our in-house discussion to learn more about:

• The origin, meaning and importance of parental rights,
• The legal protection of parental rights,
• The relationship between parents' and children's rights (and best interests),
• How parental rights are in danger of erosion (international and local trends),
• Real-life examples of the states violating parental rights,
• The erosion of parental rights in South Africa, and
• FOR SA’s proposals for protecting parental rights in South Africa

More information about FOR SA and our work
For more information on parental rights and other freedom of religion matters, go to the www.forsa.org.za website, follow FOR SA on Facebook at Freedom of Religion SA or, visit our FOR SA YouTube channel.

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Source: FOR SA (Freedom of Religion South Africa)
Date Added: 2024-06-21
Category: General News,  Issues - General,  Issues - Parenting, 

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