Christians could face one year prison sentence for encouraging conversion to their faith, according to a new controversial legislation being introduced in Israel. The legislation which is being proposed by ultra-Orthodox members of Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition would also proscribe Christians from engaging in religious discussion with Jews.

Titled Proposed Penal Law: Amendment – Prohibition of Solicitation for Religious Conversion – 2023, the legislation is introduced by United Torah Judaism's Moshe Gafni and Yaakov Asher. The law would apply to anyone who would attempt to persuade someone to change their religious beliefs, however the legislation specifically mentions the Christian faith, saying that "recently, the attempts of missionary groups, mainly Christians, to solicit conversion of religion have increased."

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  • ClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]
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    2 years ago

    It’s really unfortunate that the country cracking down on Christianity as it should be is doing it as an extra way to further their ongoing genocide.

    In any other circumstance I would support laws cracking down on Christianity in general, and definitely anything that could be defined as missionary work. Christianity is a scourge that should be wiped from this planet, but not the way you mean and I’d rather you not associate with me