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Malahoo Forte reaffirms constitutional protection for religious liberty

KINGSTON, Jamaica–Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs Marlene Malahoo Forte has reiterated the constitutional safeguards for religious freedom. She emphasised that “if the State enacts a general law within its power to advance secular goals, the statute remains valid despite any indirect burden on religious observance.”

The Jamaica Observer|

KINGSTON, Jamaica–Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs Marlene Malahoo Forte has reiterated the constitutional safeguards for religious freedom.

 

She emphasised that “if the State enacts a general law within its power to advance secular goals, the statute remains valid despite any indirect burden on religious observance.”

 

She was speaking at the Religious Liberty summit hosted by the Jamaica Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists in collaboration with the National Religious Liberty Association on Thursday at the Jamaica Conference Centre.

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