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Follow-up on the Coming Election in Brazil

A missionary friend sent me the following information that might make your hair stand on end. These are proposals that the current president, Lula, made last November and could well become law during the term of the next president. Read and pray with care for ministry here in Brazil. If you'd like the website for this information drop me an email.

Mike


The Following pages from 98-100
Strategic Objective V:
  • Guarantee respect for sexual orientation and gender identity.
  • Supporting a bill that provides for civil unions between same sex....
  • Recommendation: We recommend the Legislature pass legislation to recognize civil unions between same sex.
  • To promote actions aimed at guaranteeing the right of adoption by homosexual couples.
  • Recommendations: It is recommended to the Judiciary to carry out awareness campaigns to prevent bias of judges in cases of adoption by homosexual couples.
    It is recommended to the Legislature in drafting a bill that guarantees the right of adoption by homosexual couples.
  • Recognize and include in the information systems of public service all family configurations consisting of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT), based on the deconstruction of heteronormativity.
  • Encourage the establishment of networks of human rights protection for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transexuals..., mainly from the support of the implementation of Centers for Excellence in Human Rights for the Prevention and Combating Homophobia and research centers and promotion cidadaniadaquele segment of the public universities.
  • Strategic Objective VI: Respect for different faiths, religious freedom and guarantee the secularity of the state. [Concern of some, secularism means that the state is secular. That being the state "gives" the country's airspace for broadcast, etc.. it should not give preference to certain groups. Some think that potentially it could be used to tell every evangelical radio would have to give space to other groups in the name of equality]
  • Develop mechanisms to prevent the display of religious symbols in public institutions ...Recommendation: It is recommended to respect secularism by the Judicial and Legislative branches, and Ministry Public and government bodies, state, city and district.
  • Establish the teaching of diversity and history of religions, including those derived from African roots in public education, with emphasis on the recognition of cultural differences and promoting tolerance and affirmation of the secularity of the state.

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