catholicism https://en.ordoiuris.pl/catholicism pl Escalating persecution of Christians in Nicaragua - politicians and Church responses ineffective https://en.ordoiuris.pl/civil-liberties/escalating-persecution-christians-nicaragua-politicians-and-church-responses <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: x field--node--title--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--node--title.html.twig * field--node--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--title.html.twig * field--string.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/news_block/field--node--title--aktualnosc.html.twig' --> Escalating persecution of Christians in Nicaragua - politicians and Church responses ineffective <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/news_block/field--node--title--aktualnosc.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--uid--aktualnosc.html.twig x field--node--uid.html.twig * field--node--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--uid.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <span> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'username' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/user/username.html.twig' --> <span lang="" about="/user/116" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">filip.bator</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/user/username.html.twig' --> </span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--created--aktualnosc.html.twig x field--node--created.html.twig * field--node--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--created.html.twig * field--created.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <span>śr., 01/10/2024 - 11:02</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'links__node' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * links--node.html.twig x links.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/navigation/links.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/navigation/links.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: x field--node--body--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--body.html.twig * field--text-with-summary.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/news_block/field--node--body--aktualnosc.html.twig' --> <p class="text-align-justify"><strong>- The scale of repression against the faithful of the Roman Catholic Church is growing rapidly in Nicaragua, whose representatives have criticized the unlawful actions of President Daniel Ortega.</strong></p> <p class="text-align-justify"><strong>- Among other things, Ortega's regime is making mass arrests of clergy, confiscating church property, censoring prayers, banning processions and pastoral ministry in prisons.</strong></p> <p class="text-align-justify"><strong>- Reactions by representatives of the UN, the Holy See, Catholic organizations, as well as subsequent sanctions imposed by the US government and the EU on Nicaragua, are not yielding the desired results.</strong></p> <p class="text-align-justify"><strong>- Those who publicly declare their Catholic faith may be considered traitors to the homeland - like Miss Universe Sheynnis Palacios, who is from Nicaragua.</strong></p> <p class="text-align-justify"><strong>Political background</strong></p> <p class="text-align-justify">Nicaragua is mired in a social and political crisis that began after the government's crackdown on peaceful protests in April 2018. Daniel Ortega's administration began attacking the Catholic Church after clerics provided assistance to the demonstrators. Although the Church initially tried to broker a national dialogue between the protesters and the government, the situation began to move in a dangerous direction for Catholics. As a result, since 2018, government entities and citizens sympathetic to the regime have been harassing the clergy, as well as the lay faithful. The situation was exacerbated after the next presidential election. In January 2022. Daniel Ortega was once again sworn in as president of Nicaragua. His wife Rosario Murillo was given the position of vice president. Their political party, the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), controls the country's legislative body. Doubts about the legitimacy of the elections have given rise to mass popular protests against Ortega's rule. This has been met with a strong response from the president, who is reaching for various tools to suppress the opposition. The Catholic Church has openly opposed the repression and human rights violations. As a result, religious leaders who speak out critically about the government face increasing threats and police make arbitrary detentions even for preaching on unity or justice.</p> <p class="text-align-justify"><strong>Escalating persecution of the clergy</strong></p> <p class="text-align-justify">In March 2022, Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Waldemar Sommertag was expelled from the country. According to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) - the authors of a report on persecution in Nicaragua - this was due to his appeal to the authorities to release political prisoners and improve their detention conditions. Since August 2022, the right to religious freedom has been restricted, for example, processions have been banned. In addition, an official ban on hanging religious symbols in front of homes has been introduced. Political prisoners, meanwhile, are not allowed to possess Bibles or any religious literature, and have been deprived of their right to pastoral care.</p> <p class="text-align-justify">In 2022, the Nicaraguan government dramatically stepped up efforts to eliminate all forms of independent civil society in the country, revoking the legal status of 1,545 organizations. Several universities and technical institutes affiliated with both Roman Catholic and Protestant religious groups were also stripped of their legal status in 2022. Lawyers affiliated with the CCA believe the reason was the lack of loyalty of university authorities as well as students to the Ortega government.</p> <p class="text-align-justify">In December 2023, Bishop Isidoro del Carmen Mora Ortega was detained and accused of supporting through prayer Bishop Rolando Jose Alvarez Lagos, who was sentenced in February 2023 to 26 years in prison. The latter cleric, according to those in power, was alleged to have supported President Daniel Ortega's opponents by "spreading false news through information and communication technologies." A report titled "Nicaragua: A Persecuted Church?"[12] shows that between 2018 and 2022 there were 529 attacks on the Catholic Church in Nicaragua. According to the report's author, representatives of the clergy face various forms of repression by representatives of President Ortega's administration. The most common are persecution, profanity, destruction, looting, expulsion from the country as well as confiscation of property.</p> <p class="text-align-justify"><strong>Reactions from the international community</strong></p> <p class="text-align-justify">The United States, already after Ortega won the 2021 elections, found them unreliable and, as Ortega's government expanded its repression, imposed further sanctions. Initially targeting the president and his wife alone, the catalog of actors has expanded over time. The European Union, too, in the face of hostile diplomatic acts, has decided to impose sanctions and visa restrictions on representatives of the Nicaraguan administration. The escalation of the situation in Nicaragua led to the establishment of the Group of Experts on Human Rights in Nicaragua at the UN Human Rights Council in 2022[. Both the Latin American Council of Bishops (CELAM) and the bishops of Chile and Spain spoke out against the human rights violations[. In August 2022. The Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the Organization of American States expressed concern about the social and political situation in Nicaragua, calling for dialogue to serve the common good. Those opposing violations of religious freedom rights were joined in February 2023. Commission of the European Union Conference of Bishops (COMECE) calling for the immediate release of Bishop Álvarez, as well as the other falsely accused prisoners.</p> <p class="text-align-justify">Dr. Kinga Szymanska - analyst at the Ordo Iuris Research and Analysis Center<br />  </p> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/news_block/field--node--body--aktualnosc.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: x field--node--field-kategoria--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--node--field-kategoria.html.twig * field--node--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--field-kategoria.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/news_block/field--node--field-kategoria--aktualnosc.html.twig' --> Kategoria } <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/news_block/field--node--field-kategoria--aktualnosc.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: x field--node--field-zdjecie--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--node--field-zdjecie.html.twig * field--node--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--field-zdjecie.html.twig * field--image.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/news_block/field--node--field-zdjecie--aktualnosc.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_formatter' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * image-formatter--node--aktualnosc--field-zdjecie.html.twig x image-formatter.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/image-formatter.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_style' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/image-style.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/image.html.twig' --> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/artykul_full/public/2024-01/AdobeStock_502518781%20%281%29.jpeg?itok=mXwsxOI8" width="250" height="125" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/image.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/image-style.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/image-formatter.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/news_block/field--node--field-zdjecie--aktualnosc.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-zrodlo-zdjecia--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--node--field-zrodlo-zdjecia.html.twig * field--node--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--field-zrodlo-zdjecia.html.twig * field--string.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div>Adobe Stock</div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-tagi--aktualnosc.html.twig x field--node--field-tagi.html.twig * field--node--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--field-tagi.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/page_node/field--node--field-tagi.html.twig' --> <hr> <ul class="tags_list"> <li class="label label-ordo2"><a href="/nicaragua" hreflang="pl">nicaragua</a></li> <li class="label label-ordo2"><a href="/church" hreflang="pl">church</a></li> <li class="label label-ordo2"><a href="/catholicism" hreflang="pl">catholicism</a></li> <li class="label label-ordo2"><a href="/christianity" hreflang="pl">christianity</a></li> <li class="label label-ordo2"><a href="/persecutions" hreflang="pl">persecutions</a></li> </ul> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/page_node/field--node--field-tagi.html.twig' --> Wed, 10 Jan 2024 10:02:08 +0000 filip.bator 1482 at https://en.ordoiuris.pl A blow to one of the fundamental rights. Spain criminalises public prayer https://en.ordoiuris.pl/freedom-conscience/blow-one-fundamental-rights-spain-criminalises-public-prayer <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: x field--node--title--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--node--title.html.twig * field--node--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--title.html.twig * field--string.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/news_block/field--node--title--aktualnosc.html.twig' --> A blow to one of the fundamental rights. Spain criminalises public prayer <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/news_block/field--node--title--aktualnosc.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--uid--aktualnosc.html.twig x field--node--uid.html.twig * field--node--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--uid.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <span> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'username' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/user/username.html.twig' --> <span lang="" about="/user/116" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">filip.bator</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/user/username.html.twig' --> </span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--created--aktualnosc.html.twig x field--node--created.html.twig * field--node--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--created.html.twig * field--created.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <span>wt., 12/05/2023 - 11:24</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'links__node' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * links--node.html.twig x links.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/navigation/links.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/navigation/links.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: x field--node--body--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--body.html.twig * field--text-with-summary.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/news_block/field--node--body--aktualnosc.html.twig' --> <p class="text-align-justify"><strong>- Spanish authorities have banned public prayer, including the recitation of the rosary for the homeland. The decision is in response to mass protests by the population expressing opposition to the amnesty of Catalan separatists.</strong></p> <p class="text-align-justify"><strong>- States, by introducing legislation criminalising silent prayer, are violating the right to freedom of thought and conscience, which is a fundamental human right.</strong></p> <p class="text-align-justify"><strong>- Until now, there has been a widespread belief that the internal sphere of freedom of conscience and religion is absolute and remains unfettered.</strong></p> <p class="text-align-justify"><strong>- The legal system cannot under any circumstances restrict the freedom to hold, change or not to hold one's own worldview in religious matters.</strong></p> <p class="text-align-justify"><strong>Praying the rosary banned in Spain</strong></p> <p class="text-align-justify">A few weeks ago, Spain was gripped by protests against the government due to its deal with Catalan separatists. The opposition of Spaniards was sparked by the plans of the Pedro Sanchez government, which took office thanks to the support of Catalan separatists. After winning a vote of confidence, the head of Catalonia's autonomous government, Carles Puigdemont, who heads the separatist Together for Catalonia (Junts) party, called on Sanchez to immediately announce amnesty legislation for the secessionists. He threatened that if the new regulation was delayed, the party would vote for the resignation of the Sanchez government. As part of their peaceful resistance, a number of Catholics decided to organise a prayer demonstration in front of one of Madrid's churches. Soon more people joined the prayers. The event, which was broadcast worldwide, attracted international attention. This, in turn, aroused the concern of the Spanish authorities, who sent the police against the Catholics praying the rosary. Threats and harassment by the police did not extinguish the spirit of resistance among Catholics and the incidental gathering turned into regular prayer meetings. The position of the authorities remained firm to the extent that a ban on public prayer was imposed. Despite the ban, Catholics continue to meet for prayer. Last week, the first fines were issued by the police. The reason given was that the organisers had "missed the deadline" to apply for a prayer permit.  </p> <p class="text-align-justify">Participants in prayer meetings, even before the ban, faced police brutality: they were repeatedly detained, beaten with batons by the police and threatened with fines. During the trial, the Catholics will be represented by the organisation Christian Lawyers. The association stressed that "the fundamental rights to religious freedom, to publicly profess one's faith, as well as the right of assembly have been violated".</p> <p class="text-align-justify"><strong>Removal of religious symbols from public spaces, ban on prayer... persecution of Christians in Spain escalates</strong></p> <p class="text-align-justify">This is not the first decision by the Spanish government to hit Catholics. On the third of February 2023, on the initiative of Pedro Sanchez's party, the Congress of Deputies passed an amendment to the Penal Code introducing criminal liability for praying outside abortion clinics. According to the amendment, anyone who prays outside an abortion clinic will be liable to a prison sentence of three to twelve months. This punishment will be amendable to community service of between 31 and 80 days. Importantly, the prosecution of 'perpetrators of this type of harassment' does not require a complaint from the victim himself. The adopted amendments also provide for the possibility of banning members of pro-life organisations from certain public places for six months to three years. Catholic organisations stress that the consequence of the new legislation will be that Catholics will be tried for prayer on a par with those who use physical or psychological violence in their relationships.  </p> <p class="text-align-justify">In 2017, liberal political groups tabled a motion to remove religious symbols from the Senate and called for a ban on invoking God when taking the oath of office. In the end, these demands were not granted. The justification stated that everyone has the right to take the oath in accordance with his or her own religious convictions, and that the attempt to ban this would undermine freedom of conscience and religion, which is one of the fundamental human rights.</p> <p class="text-align-justify">In April 2021, in Spanish provinces, local authorities launched grassroots initiatives to remove crosses from public spaces. An example is the case of the mayor of the municipality of El Casar in the province of Cáceres. In his opinion, the stone cross placed in one of the main squares of this town "promotes the views of supporters of the Francoist regime that ruled in Spain in the years 1939-75."</p> <p class="text-align-justify">It is worth recalling that a similar situation occurred in 2019 in Poland, when it was proposed to remove religious symbols from public space, in particular from schools. Ordo Iuris lawyers then prepared a legal opinion on this subject. In turn, in 2021, the Institute's intervention prevented the removal of the cross from a school in Wrocław.</p> <p class="text-align-justify"><strong>Silent prayer is also banned in Australia, Great Britain and Northern Ireland</strong></p> <p class="text-align-justify">In recent years, several countries have considered adopting the so-called buffer zones around abortion facilities. Australia was the first to introduce them. In Northern Ireland, the ban, depending on the location, applies within a radius of 100 to 250 meters from the center where abortions are performed. Apart from prayers, even conversations about abortion are prohibited in the zone, as well as handing out literature or materials with a pro-life message. Representatives of pro-life organizations emphasize that "the criminalization of citizens' peaceful activities not because of antisocial behavior, but because of the desire to exercise the right to express their religious and political views, constitutes a serious threat to the civil rights of every member of our society."</p> <p class="text-align-justify">In March 2023, an amendment to the Public Spaces Protection Order was adopted in Great Britain. According to the new regulations, you cannot pray within a radius of 150 meters from such facilities. Any suspicious person may be fined or sued. Catholic organizations and the Episcopal Conference of England and Wales claim that the new law "discriminates against believers, also harming freedom of speech." Moreover, according to activists, "the new law criminalizes activities that should never be punished, such as prayer, thought, peaceful presence, voluntary communication and practical support, if they are considered obstacles to access to abortion." Ordo Iuris lawyers have prepared a legal analysis on this subject.</p> <p class="text-align-justify">Last year, the case of Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, who was arrested for silently praying outside an abortion clinic in Birmingham, became famous. The woman stood alone outside the clinic, silent and focused. She was not holding banners or posters. However, the police found her behavior "suspicious" and arrested her for "incorrect thinking." The proceedings ended in September 2023 with an apology from the police. Earlier, however, the court of first instance commented on her case, rejecting the hypothesis that Vaughan-Spruce could have broken the law.</p> <p class="text-align-justify"> </p> <p class="text-align-justify"><strong>“Thoughtcrime” becomes a fact</strong></p> <p class="text-align-justify">Freedom of conscience and religion is considered a fundamental human right in democratic societies. This is confirmed by documents and acts of international law, both created within the UN system and in both systems of European law. This right is also included in the Polish Constitution (Article 53(1)). All its restrictions must be introduced by statute and only in special circumstances (Article 53(5) in connection with Article 31(3) of the Constitution). However, they do not concern religious freedom in the internal sphere, which is absolute. Also in this respect, international legal regulations present a uniform position.</p> <p class="text-align-justify">The criminalization of "mental prayer" introduced into the legal systems of individual countries violates this immutable principle. In this context, the question arises how far governments will go in the framework of "political correctness" glorifying neutrality - also in the religious aspect. Since it is no longer allowed to pray in silence, soon it will no longer be possible to organize, for example, a Corpus Christi procession, which is an external presentation of specific religious views. In this regard, the first voices are already appearing in the Polish political space, such as the comment of the mayor of Poznań from June 2023, in which he stated that this "flagrant manifestation of ludic religiosity and an event from the category of performing arts " will soon disappear from the streets of Polish cities.</p> <p class="text-align-justify">Dr. Kinga Szymańska – analyst at the Ordo Iuris Research and Analysis Center</p> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/news_block/field--node--body--aktualnosc.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: x field--node--field-kategoria--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--node--field-kategoria.html.twig * field--node--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--field-kategoria.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/news_block/field--node--field-kategoria--aktualnosc.html.twig' --> Kategoria } <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/news_block/field--node--field-kategoria--aktualnosc.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: x field--node--field-zdjecie--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--node--field-zdjecie.html.twig * field--node--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--field-zdjecie.html.twig * field--image.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/news_block/field--node--field-zdjecie--aktualnosc.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_formatter' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * image-formatter--node--aktualnosc--field-zdjecie.html.twig x image-formatter.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/image-formatter.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_style' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/image-style.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/image.html.twig' --> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/artykul_full/public/2023-12/AdobeStock_155972122_0.jpeg?itok=HpK0zSi-" width="250" height="125" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/image.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/image-style.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/image-formatter.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/news_block/field--node--field-zdjecie--aktualnosc.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-zrodlo-zdjecia--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--node--field-zrodlo-zdjecia.html.twig * field--node--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--field-zrodlo-zdjecia.html.twig * field--string.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div>Adobe Stock</div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-tagi--aktualnosc.html.twig x field--node--field-tagi.html.twig * field--node--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--field-tagi.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/page_node/field--node--field-tagi.html.twig' --> <hr> <ul class="tags_list"> <li class="label label-ordo2"><a href="/prayer" hreflang="pl">prayer</a></li> <li class="label label-ordo2"><a href="/spain" hreflang="pl">Spain</a></li> <li class="label label-ordo2"><a href="/christianity" hreflang="pl">christianity</a></li> <li class="label label-ordo2"><a href="/catholicism" hreflang="pl">catholicism</a></li> <li class="label label-ordo2"><a href="/religious-freedom" hreflang="pl">religious freedom</a></li> <li class="label label-ordo2"><a href="/rosary" hreflang="pl">rosary</a></li> </ul> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/page_node/field--node--field-tagi.html.twig' --> Tue, 05 Dec 2023 10:24:05 +0000 filip.bator 1479 at https://en.ordoiuris.pl The wave of hatred towards Christians in Poland is getting stronger. Ordo Iuris report to the OSCE https://en.ordoiuris.pl/freedom-conscience/wave-hatred-towards-christians-poland-getting-stronger-ordo-iuris-report-osce <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: x field--node--title--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--node--title.html.twig * field--node--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--title.html.twig * field--string.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/news_block/field--node--title--aktualnosc.html.twig' --> The wave of hatred towards Christians in Poland is getting stronger. Ordo Iuris report to the OSCE <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/news_block/field--node--title--aktualnosc.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--uid--aktualnosc.html.twig x field--node--uid.html.twig * field--node--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--uid.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <span> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'username' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/user/username.html.twig' --> <span lang="" about="/user/116" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">filip.bator</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/user/username.html.twig' --> </span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--created--aktualnosc.html.twig x field--node--created.html.twig * field--node--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--created.html.twig * field--created.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <span>wt., 03/31/2020 - 09:55</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'links__node' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * links--node.html.twig x links.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/navigation/links.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/navigation/links.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: x field--node--body--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--body.html.twig * field--text-with-summary.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/news_block/field--node--body--aktualnosc.html.twig' --> <p class="text-align-justify" style="text-align:justify; margin-right:0cm; margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">The number of acts of hostility against Christians in Poland is increasing. In 2019, there were physcial attacks on priests, including those with the use of a knife, disrupting services or devastating objects of worship. There were also numerous anti-Christian provocations by LGBT activists. Ordo Iuris Religious Freedom Centre has once again submitted to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe an annual report on acts of hostility towards Christians in Poland. The Institute's monitoring program has detected 40 such cases.</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p class="text-align-justify" style="text-align:justify; margin-right:0cm; margin-left:0cm"><a href="https://ordoiuris.pl/sites/default/files/inline-files/Report_2019_Ordo_Iuris_Institute.pdf"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">DOWNLOAD THE REPORT</span></span></strong></span></span></a></p> <p class="text-align-justify" style="text-align:justify; margin-right:0cm; margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">The report covers cases of vandalism and devastation of chapels, altars, Stations of the Cross, religious figures and cemeteries, offending religious feelings by explicit insults, provocations and interruptions in services. They were described by local media or documented by private individuals. This has been the highest number of religious crimes against Christians in Poland to date since the beginning of the reporting process.</span></span></span></span></p> <p class="text-align-justify" style="text-align:justify; margin-right:0cm; margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">The events listed by Ordo Iuris in the current report include six cases of physical assault on a priest during ministry or on the street, including a knife attack or criminal battery. These crimes took place in Warsaw, Wrocław, Szczecin, Turek, Częstochowa and Mosina. There were also cases of devastation of figures in roadside chapels in Katowice-Panewniki, the Stations of the Cross in Trzebnica and even setting fire to the church in Biskupiec.</span></span></span></span></p> <p class="text-align-justify" style="text-align:justify; margin-right:0cm; margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">2019 was also filled with numerous provocations by LGBT activists, who committed many hate crimes towards Christians and the Catholic Church. The report contains a description of attempts to disturb the service in Świdnica or Płock. After the "equality march" in Gdańsk, due to glaring provocations and iconoclastic anti-Christian banners, these acts were condemned by current city officials. Also, in connection with the mass spread of images of Our Lady of Częstochowa, insulted by the halo in the colours of the LGBT movement, the Center of Religious Freedom received dozens of reports from all over Poland with requests to help in editing the notification on the possibility of committing religious offense.</span></span></span></span></p> <p class="text-align-justify" style="text-align:justify; margin-right:0cm; margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe has been conducting research and analysis on the scale of the phenomenon of hatred towards various social groups for several years. Ordo Iuris lawyers have been participating in the OSCE reporting process since 2015 by examining the situation of believers in Poland in the context of monitoring violations of religious freedom and acts of religious violence against Christians. In 2018, </span></span><a href="http://cwr.ordoiuris.pl/"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><span style="text-decoration:none"><span style="text-underline:none">Ordo Iuris</span></span></span></span> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><span style="color:blue">Religious Freedom Centre</span></span></span> </a><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">was officially established for this purpose. In this place all reports on violations of religious freedom, offenses against religious feelings, insults, harassment, vandalism or other devastations of places or religious symbols are collected.</span></span></span></span></p> <p class="text-align-justify" style="text-align:justify; margin-right:0cm; margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">The OSCE report is published every year in mid-November. It collects information about hate crimes, which may include, among others deeds such as threats, property damage, assaults, murders or any other offenses motivated by hatred or prejudice. In addition, it is a prerequisite that the act must be prohibited by law and constitute a criminal offense under national law. These requirements are justified by the need to create a common standard which would allow real verification and comparison of the scale of hate crime in European countries.</span></span></span></span></p> <p class="text-align-justify" style="text-align:justify; margin-right:0cm; margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"> "Unfortunately, data from previous Ordo Iuris reports submitted to the OSCE indicate that each year the number of hate crimes directed at Christians and Christian symbols in Poland is increasing. 2019 was exceptionally infamous in this respect. This is due to the fact that we experienced not only intentional insults of the sacred symbols or images of the Most Holy Virgin Mary and the malevolent disturbing and interrupting of services, but also physical assaults on priests and believers. These included fatal attacks", emphasises Karina Bosak, Director of the Ordo Iuris Religious Freedom Centre.</span></span></span></span></p> <p class="text-align-justify" style="text-align:justify; margin-right:0cm; margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">You can report to the Ordo Iuris, cases of offenses motivated by prejudice against Christianity and any unpleasant incidents experienced by believers because of their Christian denomination. The Institute is also involved in providing legal support and proceeding intervention wherever necessary. You can inform about such cases by sending an email on cwr@ordoiuris.pl.</span></span></span></span></p> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/news_block/field--node--body--aktualnosc.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: x field--node--field-kategoria--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--node--field-kategoria.html.twig * field--node--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--field-kategoria.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/news_block/field--node--field-kategoria--aktualnosc.html.twig' --> Kategoria } <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/news_block/field--node--field-kategoria--aktualnosc.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: x field--node--field-zdjecie--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--node--field-zdjecie.html.twig * field--node--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--field-zdjecie.html.twig * field--image.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/news_block/field--node--field-zdjecie--aktualnosc.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_formatter' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * image-formatter--node--aktualnosc--field-zdjecie.html.twig x image-formatter.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/image-formatter.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_style' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/image-style.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/image.html.twig' --> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/artykul_full/public/2020-03/AdobeStock_108929675.jpeg?itok=gNu1rC1b" width="250" height="125" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/image.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/image-style.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/image-formatter.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/news_block/field--node--field-zdjecie--aktualnosc.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-zrodlo-zdjecia--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--node--field-zrodlo-zdjecia.html.twig * field--node--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--field-zrodlo-zdjecia.html.twig * field--string.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div>Adobe Stock</div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-tagi--aktualnosc.html.twig x field--node--field-tagi.html.twig * field--node--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--field-tagi.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/page_node/field--node--field-tagi.html.twig' --> <hr> <ul class="tags_list"> <li class="label label-ordo2"><a href="/christianity" hreflang="pl">christianity</a></li> <li class="label label-ordo2"><a href="/persecution-christians" hreflang="pl">persecution of christians</a></li> <li class="label label-ordo2"><a href="/catholicism" hreflang="pl">catholicism</a></li> <li class="label label-ordo2"><a href="/religion" hreflang="pl">religion</a></li> <li class="label label-ordo2"><a href="/religious-freedom" hreflang="pl">religious freedom</a></li> <li class="label label-ordo2"><a href="/ordo-iuris" hreflang="pl">Ordo Iuris</a></li> <li class="label label-ordo2"><a href="/osce" hreflang="pl">osce</a></li> <li class="label label-ordo2"><a href="/report" hreflang="pl">report</a></li> </ul> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/page_node/field--node--field-tagi.html.twig' --> Tue, 31 Mar 2020 07:55:23 +0000 filip.bator 1053 at https://en.ordoiuris.pl Ikea dismisses an employee for quoting the Bible. Discrimination in the well known trading network https://en.ordoiuris.pl/family-and-marriage/ikea-dismisses-employee-quoting-bible-discrimination-well-known-trading-network <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: x field--node--title--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--node--title.html.twig * field--node--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--title.html.twig * field--string.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/news_block/field--node--title--aktualnosc.html.twig' --> Ikea dismisses an employee for quoting the Bible. Discrimination in the well known trading network <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/news_block/field--node--title--aktualnosc.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--uid--aktualnosc.html.twig x field--node--uid.html.twig * field--node--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--uid.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <span> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'username' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/user/username.html.twig' --> <span lang="" about="/user/116" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">filip.bator</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/user/username.html.twig' --> </span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/field--node--uid.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--created--aktualnosc.html.twig x field--node--created.html.twig * field--node--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--created.html.twig * field--created.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <span>śr., 07/10/2019 - 16:29</span> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/field--node--created.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'links__node' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * links--node.html.twig x links.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/navigation/links.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/navigation/links.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: x field--node--body--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--node--body.html.twig * field--node--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--body.html.twig * field--text-with-summary.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/news_block/field--node--body--aktualnosc.html.twig' --> <p class="text-align-justify" style="text-align:justify; margin-right:0cm; margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">The employee of the Ikea network was dismissed because of his reply on the company's internet forum to the employer’s ideological agitation, in which he expressed his opinion inspired by excerpts from the Holy Bible. He was fired although his work had been positively assessed by customers and his supervisors. The decision of the Ikea authorities constitutes a violation of the law and the company's internal standards. The Ordo Iuris institute filed a suit on behalf of the man, in which it applies to the court for considering the dismissal as ineffective, the payment of damages and the transfer of the funds for charitable purposes.</span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></p> <p class="text-align-justify" style="text-align:justify; margin-right:0cm; margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">Tomasz K.’s post on the Internet was a comment on the article sent to Ikea employees, promoting the ideology of the LGBT movement. The man expressed his negative opinion on this subject, referring to verses from the Holy Bible. Tomasz K.'s statement resulted in the illegal termination of his employment contract and employees who liked the above mentioned post on the forum were reprimanded.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="text-align-justify" style="text-align:justify; margin-right:0cm; margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">The decision of the company’s authorities constitutes differentiating employees due to their religion. It also violates the company's regulations prohibiting discrimination on religious grounds. Due to the fact that the post was published on the company’s internal forum, it cannot be identified with opinions of the Ikea authorities.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="text-align-justify" style="text-align:justify; margin-right:0cm; margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">The employer indicated in the content of the termination that the dismissal resulted from the violation of Ikea internal regulations, “violation of the principles of social interaction” and “loss of trust” in the employee. In the Ordo Iuris employees’ opinion, the reasons for the dismissal indicated by the employer are false. They do not correspond to reality and constitute the Ikea arbitrary and subjective assessment, which concerned only the employee's world view, faith and religion. As it is clear from all the circumstances of the case disclosed, the real reason for the employee’s dismissal was his expression of the opinion referring to Catholic values.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="text-align-justify" style="text-align:justify; margin-right:0cm; margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">As Ordo Iuris employees indicate, a behaviour compliant or non-compliant with the principles of social interaction is a behaviour compliant or non-compliant with social standards and values accepted or unaccepted by certain society. The expression by the employee of opinions on homosexual practices based on the teaching of the Catholic Church and referring to the religion practised cannot be regarded as non-compliant with the principles of social interaction.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="text-align-justify" style="text-align:justify; margin-right:0cm; margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">In the opinion of the Ordo Iuris employees, “the loss of trust by the employer” is also a false reason for terminating the employment contract. What is significant, Tomasz K. had the reputation of being a good employee. The man’s work was positively assessed by his supervisors, other employees and the store’s customers, which was reflected in frequent pay rises he received. Therefore, the background of the decision made by the company’s authorities was exclusively ideological. The indicated reason is not based on any objective or rational premises, but results from the employer's arbitrary assessments and subjective prejudices towards the employee’s opinion, in which he referred to Catholic values. It is expressed in referring by the employer to the violation by the claimant of the principles of social interaction and  the employer’s internal acts, from which it results clearly that any discrimination of employees on the basis of their religion or faith is explicitly prohibited and, at the same time, in mentioning the only circumstance leading to the alleged violation of the principles of social interaction and the employer's internal acts, which is the employee’s statement concerning his Catholic faith and beliefs compliant with the teaching of the Catholic church.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="text-align-justify" style="text-align:justify; margin-right:0cm; margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">The decision made by the Ikea authorities violates a number of provisions of the Polish law, in particular the provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland, i.e. Art. 54 concerning the freedom to hold and express opinions and Art. 53 regulating the freedom of conscience and religion. The Ikea actions also violated labour regulations concerning the prohibition of discrimination on the basis of beliefs and religion expressed in Art. 11 and 18 of the Polish Labour Code. In the opinion of the Ordo Iuris employees, Ikea moreover violated Art. 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights, according to which everyone has the right to express their opinion as well as to hold beliefs and express them in an unrestricted way.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="text-align-justify" style="text-align:justify; margin-right:0cm; margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">In connection with the indication of false reasons for dismissing Tomasz K. by Ikea, the Ordo Iuris employees prepared on his behalf a suit which was filed to the court of competent jurisdiction in Kraków.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="text-align-justify" style="text-align:justify; margin-right:0cm; margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">“The decision on dismissing Tomasz K. is inconsistent with the Polish law and internal standards of the Ikea network. The expression by the employee of the opinion on the ideology of the LGBT movement and his attachment to Christian values cannot be the reason for drawing any legal consequences against him. We hope that the court will consider the termination of the employment contract as ineffective and award the claimant appropriate damages” – commented Maciej Kryczka, the attorney from the Ordo Iuris Process Intervention Centre.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="text-align-justify" style="text-align:justify; margin-right:0cm; margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">The name of the claimant was changed for the purposes of the press release.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/news_block/field--node--body--aktualnosc.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: x field--node--field-kategoria--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--node--field-kategoria.html.twig * field--node--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--field-kategoria.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/news_block/field--node--field-kategoria--aktualnosc.html.twig' --> Kategoria } <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/news_block/field--node--field-kategoria--aktualnosc.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: x field--node--field-zdjecie--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--node--field-zdjecie.html.twig * field--node--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--field-zdjecie.html.twig * field--image.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/news_block/field--node--field-zdjecie--aktualnosc.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_formatter' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * image-formatter--node--aktualnosc--field-zdjecie.html.twig x image-formatter.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/image-formatter.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image_style' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/image-style.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'image' --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/image.html.twig' --> <img src="/sites/default/files/styles/artykul_full/public/2019-07/AdobeStock_62217650.jpeg?itok=RGdIWH_q" width="250" height="125" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" /> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/image.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/image-style.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/image-formatter.html.twig' --> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/news_block/field--node--field-zdjecie--aktualnosc.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-zrodlo-zdjecia--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--node--field-zrodlo-zdjecia.html.twig * field--node--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--field-zrodlo-zdjecia.html.twig * field--string.html.twig x field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <div>Adobe Stock</div> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'core/themes/stable/templates/field/field.html.twig' --> <!-- THEME DEBUG --> <!-- THEME HOOK: 'field' --> <!-- FILE NAME SUGGESTIONS: * field--node--field-tagi--aktualnosc.html.twig x field--node--field-tagi.html.twig * field--node--aktualnosc.html.twig * field--field-tagi.html.twig * field--entity-reference.html.twig * field.html.twig --> <!-- BEGIN OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/page_node/field--node--field-tagi.html.twig' --> <hr> <ul class="tags_list"> <li class="label label-ordo2"><a href="/ikea" hreflang="pl">ikea</a></li> <li class="label label-ordo2"><a href="/ordo-iuris" hreflang="pl">Ordo Iuris</a></li> <li class="label label-ordo2"><a href="/lgbt" hreflang="pl">LGBT</a></li> <li class="label label-ordo2"><a href="/bible" hreflang="pl">bible</a></li> <li class="label label-ordo2"><a href="/catholicism" hreflang="pl">catholicism</a></li> <li class="label label-ordo2"><a href="/work" hreflang="pl">work</a></li> </ul> <!-- END OUTPUT from 'themes/custom/ordoiuris/templates/page_node/field--node--field-tagi.html.twig' --> Wed, 10 Jul 2019 14:29:15 +0000 filip.bator 962 at https://en.ordoiuris.pl