"UN report calls for gays, pro-abortion women to have say in ‘defining’ traditional faiths"

"A recently published U.N. report on freedom of religion argues that it is a vital part of respecting the rights of women and people who identify as LGBT that they are able to 'belong to a faith of their choice without being discriminated against' for their 'right' to abortion and LGBT practices.

The report goes on to claim that international law may recognize 'the right of those persons to take part on an equal basis in the process of defining that community' — in other words, LGBT people and pro-abortion people may have the right under international law to redefine their faith community, whether it be Christian, Muslim, or Jewish.

The report, authored by Ahmad Shaheed, the U.N. special rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, states:

For women and LGBT+ individuals, realizing religious freedom is often about realizing their agency and equality within religion. The Special Rapporteur submits that the ability of women, girls and sexual orientation and gender identity minorities to belong to a faith of their choice without being discriminated against, is vital to realizing their right to freedom of religion or belief, as well as their right to be free from gender discrimination.

International law protects the right of persons to exit a religious or belief community, but it may also recognize the right of those persons to take part on an equal basis in the process of defining that community."