Religious freedom is an achievement of several peoples, being directly associated with the free expression of thought. This reality, however, could change through the political-ideological pressure exerted by organizations such as the United Nations (UN), and all in the name of LGBT rights.
This is the assessment of the Religious Freedom Institute (RFI), after the publication of a report by the UN Independent Specialist, Victor Madrigal-Borloz, who on the last day 15 made a series of requests to the agency.
Borloz’s requests should be analyzed at the UN Human Rights Council in June of this year. In his document, the analyst states that he “will forward recommendations to States and other relevant stakeholders to fully comply with their obligations under international human rights law to protect and enable LGBT+ people to pursue happiness, exercise and enjoy all their rights humans”.
The immediate criticism of Borloz’s report lies in his assertion that “religious and spiritual narratives” have been used throughout history “to promote, allow and tolerate institutional and personal violence and discrimination against individuals based on sexual orientation”. or gender identity (actual or presumed)”.
As well as, says the text, to “repress sexual and gender diversity; and promoting cisgender and heteronormative norms of sexual orientation and gender identity”.
Persecution
For RFI, the thinking of the UN independent expert reflects a view that suggests future persecution of Christians for religious reasons, since the Bible expressly condemns homosexual practice, as well as any relationships that do not involve marriage between a man and a woman. .
In other words, what Borloz calls “spiritual religious narratives” may be a thinly veiled critique of biblical teaching on family and sexuality, which means that, in practice, if the UN heeds this narrative, it could promote policies contrary to Christian preaching on the subject. the sins of the LGBT+ lifestyle.
“Proponents of the ‘SOGI’ policy [sigla usada para se referir às políticas de promoção à agenda LGBT+] tend to characterize any refusal to assert ‘SOGI’ expressions or conduct as hateful ‘discrimination’,” explains RFI. “As a result, the ‘SOGI’ policy can be used widely against religious people and institutions.”
For RFI, governments and the UN itself must promote the protection of human rights, but “must refrain from infusing the ‘SOGI’ policy into international law as a means of achieving conformity in the areas of anthropology and sexual morality.”