Freedom of Religion South Africa
South African Christian lobbying group / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) is a South African nonprofit fundamentalist Christian advocacy group. It was founded in 2014 by Andrew Selley, the lead pastor and founder of the Joshua Generation Church, after parents filed a complaint to the South African Human Rights Commission that alleged that Joshua Generation Church advocated for corporal punishment in the home.[1][2] In Freedom of Religion South Africa v Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, FOR SA unsuccessfully opposed a ruling by the Johannesburg High Court that deemed corporal punishment to be assault.
Formation | January 2014; 10 years ago (2014-01) |
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Founder | Andrew Selley |
Registration no. | K2014099286 |
Legal status | Nonprofit organisation |
Website | www |
FOR SA is dedicated to "upholding the rights to religious freedom conferred by the South African Constitution, including parental rights and the autonomy of religious organisations to determine their own doctrines and regulate their own internal affairs free from interference by the State or anyone else".[3] It has also advocated against the expansion of LGBT rights[4] and opposed the implementation of comprehensive sex education in South African schools on the grounds of religious freedom.[5]