Discrimination Against La Luz del Mundo Members After the Arrest of the Apostle

Conservative Protestants with a traditional view of sexuality are often discriminated and ridiculed by the media in contemporary Latin American societies. The discrimination against La Luz del Mundo members is part of this general pattern, but is also different. The fact that...

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Published in:The journal of CESNUR
Main Author: Tenório, Francisco (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [2020]
In: The journal of CESNUR
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Iglesia la Luz del Mundo / Member / Discrimination / Religious leader / Process
RelBib Classification:AZ New religious movements
KDH Christian sects
XA Law
ZB Sociology
Further subjects:B Religious Intolerance
B Naasón Joaquín García
B The Light of the World
B La Luz del Mundo
B Religious Discrimination
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Summary:Conservative Protestants with a traditional view of sexuality are often discriminated and ridiculed by the media in contemporary Latin American societies. The discrimination against La Luz del Mundo members is part of this general pattern, but is also different. The fact that La Luz del Mundo, while adhering to certain conservative moral values, is a progressive church promoting education and the separation of church and state, is not taken into account when members arediscriminate based on media news about the arrest and prosecution of their Apostle. Serious instances of discrimination have been reported in various countries
ISSN:2532-2990
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of CESNUR
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.26338/tjoc.2020.4.2.6