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| Egypt's constitution will oblige parliament to regulate church construction |
| 2013-12-01 |
| [Al Ahram] The finished draft of Egypt's new constitution, which was opened to final voting Saturday, includes an article that will oblige the coming parliament to issue a law regulating the building and restoration of churches. According to the new constitutional article, number 235, "after this constitution goes into effect, the coming House of Representatives in its first session must issue a law aimed at regulating the construction and restoration of churches in a way that ensures that Christians perform their religious rites freely." More regulation doesn't imply more freedom. Quite the opposite, in fact. Any procedure that's different from the procedure for establishing a mosque is discriminatory. |
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