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Of Welfare, Sacred Places, and âRice Christiansâ: Freedom of Religion and Multiple Religious Belonging
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Abstract
When governments are structurally unable to provide social services, or when disaster strikes, relief organisations tend to step in. This is also the case in South and East Asia. Such organisations may be faith-based, leading to the emergence of what Asians colloquially call ârice Christiansâ: persons who (allegedly) convert to a religion in order to access services, or out of loyalty to the aid-supplying organisation. Such converts may continue to practice their traditional religions and beliefs. This raises the question whether rights to religion or belief are still available to ârice Christiansâ when governments, e.g., seek to redevelop a sacred site that formed part of their original belief system. The present article addresses that question, drawing upon the concept of multiple religious belonging (âmrbâ) and a 2017 decision of the African Court on Human and Peoplesâ Rights in which the court accepted that individuals may adhere to multiple religions, especially where conversion happened within a missionary context and the now-claimed belief is Indigenous or traditional. It argues in favour of recognition of mrb within the context of freedom of religion, which would mean that also ârice Christiansâ can continue to rely on original belief systems to protect their practices and places.
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Of Welfare, Sacred Places, and âRice Christiansâ: Freedom of Religion and Multiple Religious Belonging
in Journal of Law, Religion and StateSearch for other papers by Esther Erlings in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed
Abstract
When governments are structurally unable to provide social services, or when disaster strikes, relief organisations tend to step in. This is also the case in South and East Asia. Such organisations may be faith-based, leading to the emergence of what Asians colloquially call ârice Christiansâ: persons who (allegedly) convert to a religion in order to access services, or out of loyalty to the aid-supplying organisation. Such converts may continue to practice their traditional religions and beliefs. This raises the question whether rights to religion or belief are still available to ârice Christiansâ when governments, e.g., seek to redevelop a sacred site that formed part of their original belief system. The present article addresses that question, drawing upon the concept of multiple religious belonging (âmrbâ) and a 2017 decision of the African Court on Human and Peoplesâ Rights in which the court accepted that individuals may adhere to multiple religions, especially where conversion happened within a missionary context and the now-claimed belief is Indigenous or traditional. It argues in favour of recognition of mrb within the context of freedom of religion, which would mean that also ârice Christiansâ can continue to rely on original belief systems to protect their practices and places.
| Insgesamt | Letzte 365 Tage | In den letzten 30 Tagen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aufrufe von Kurzbeschreibungen | 3802 | 605 | 74 |
| Gesamttextansichten | 45 | 13 | 0 |
| PDF-Downloads | 60 | 26 | 0 |
