The Interreligious Council of Albania, comprised of five religious communities (the Muslim Community of Albania, the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania, the Catholic Church in Albania, the Bektashi World Headquarters, and the Evangelical Brotherhood of Albania), after reviewing the draft law \u201cOn Gender Equality,\u201d has expressed its opposition to the proposed legislation.<\/p>\n
In a joint statement issued by the Presidency Board of the Interreligious Council of Albania, the importance of the traditional family based on two biological sexes \u2014 male and female \u2014 was emphasized.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs religious communities, we stress the importance of the traditional family based on two biological sexes: male and female. For this reason, we request a clarification of the definition of the term \u2018Gender\u2019 in the draft law, explicitly linking it to the sex assigned at birth \u2014 man, woman, girl, boy \u2014 in accordance with the principles of equality and non-discrimination.<\/p>\n
Religious communities have always supported Albania\u2019s efforts to align its legislation with European Union directives. The traditional recognition of two sexes does not represent an obstacle to this process \u2014 a fact reflected also in the practices of most EU member states, which continue to use a binary definition of male\u2013female.<\/p>\n
With the hope that these concerns will be taken into consideration by the responsible institutions, we reaffirm our commitment to dialogue and cooperation in building a just, equal, and safe society for the younger generations, relying on faith in God and respect for the law,\u201d the joint statement of the Presidency Board of the Interreligious Council of Albania reads.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Interreligious Council of Albania, comprised of five religious communities (the Muslim Community of Albania, the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania, the Catholic Church in Albania, the Bektashi World Headquarters, and the Evangelical Brotherhood of Albania), after reviewing the draft law \u201cOn Gender Equality,\u201d has expressed its opposition to the proposed legislation. In a joint […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":80415,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[153,1803],"tags":[243,151],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n