Equal rights for religions

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More that 60 deputies from various political parties have introduced a bill that seeks to provide equal treatment under the law for all religions that are not currently covered by a special law or international agreement. Deputy Carlos Pena drafted the bill that contemplates the creation of the National Religion Associations Registry for major and minor churches and religions with practices in the DR. Pena adds that the churches will be eligible for tax exemptions and government funds for the construction of churches nationwide. It also establishes that marriages can be carried out by the groups that would be recognized in the same light as civil marriages. Today, the government regularly builds churches for the Roman Catholic Church. Likewise, only Catholic marriages are recognized by the state. Pena says that the DR respects the Vatican but that other religions have the right to receive benefits from the government.

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