Support for religious communities

The plan sees reactionary religiously tinged forces as a threat to human rights, especially those of women and LGBTQ people, and demands that the state is religiously neutral. It also demands action against honour-based abuse. Sharpened democracy conditions for state subsidies to religious congregations follow from this, with the reservation that the plan simultaneously safeguards civil society's independence from subsidy systems.

• reactionary religious forcesdecisive»Reaktionära, religiöst färgade men i grunden politiska, krafter vinner terräng« (party programme ↗)“Reactionary, religiously tinged but fundamentally political forces gain ground”
• religiously neutral state»Staten ska vara religiöst neutral« (party programme ↗)“The state shall be religiously neutral”
• action against honour-based abuse»I ett tryggt samhälle tar vi krafttag mot våld, hedersförtryck och sexuella kränkningar mot kvinnor, barn och hbtqi-personer« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In a secure society we take action against violence, honour-based abuse and sexual abuse against women, children and LGBTQI people”
• civil society's independence»Vi värnar kvinno- och tjejjourernas självständighet.« (party programme ↗)“We safeguard women's and girls' shelters' independence.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan draws a clear line against religious influence in tax-funded activities and wants to ban new religious free schools, and it refuses to participate in giving power to forces that do not stand up for the equal worth of all people. The party programme demands that everyone respects others' democratic rights. Sharpened and swiftly reformed democratic conditions for state grants to faith communities follow from these commitments.

• boundary against religious influencedecisive»Därför vill vi förbjuda nya religiösa friskolor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore we want to ban new religious free schools.”
• equal worth of all people»Socialdemokraterna kommer aldrig att medverka till att ge makt åt Sverigedemokraterna, ett parti som inte står upp för alla människors lika värde och rätt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Social Democrats will never participate in giving power to Sweden Democrats, a party that does not stand up for the equal worth and rights of all people.”
• respect for democratic rights»Demokrati kräver att var och en respekterar andras demokratiska rättigheter« (party programme ↗)“Democracy requires that everyone respects others' democratic rights”
• against honour-related oppression»Krafttag för att stoppa hedersrelaterat våld, sexualbrott och mäns våld mot kvinnor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tough action to stop honour-related violence, sexual offences and men's violence against women.”

The plan safeguards the right to practise one's faith but simultaneously establishes that religion can never be an excuse for restricting others' freedoms and rights, and that the party works forcefully against racism and antidemocratic forces. A clarified democracy clause conditioning state grants against respect for the ideals of democracy follows from that balance. Religious communities legislation is not addressed, so the conclusion is derived.

• religion does not restrict rightsdecisive»aldrig vara en ursäkt för att begränsa andras« (party programme ↗)“never be an excuse for restricting others'”
• freedom of religion is safeguarded»Alla ska ha rätt att utöva sin« (party programme ↗)“Everyone should have the right to practise their”
• against antidemocratic forces»Vi arbetar kraftfullt mot rasism och fascism« (party programme ↗)“We work forcefully against racism and fascism”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan makes the care of liberal democracy a main priority and requires that all structures that oppress or discriminate against people be combated, which supports a stricter democracy condition for state grants. The plan also wants to tighten rules against corruption and increase transparency in grant and financing issues. At the same time, the plan values freedom of religion, which sets limits on how the condition can be designed, but not on the substance of the demand.

• value liberal democracydecisive»Den liberala demokratin får aldrig tas för given. Den ska vårdas, värnas och vidareutvecklas — idag och för kommande generationer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Liberal democracy must never be taken for granted. It must be cared for, valued, and developed further — today and for future generations.”
• counter oppressive structures»Vi bekämpar alla strukturer, formella och informella, som förtrycker eller diskriminerar människor.« (party programme ↗)“We combat all structures, formal and informal, that oppress or discriminate against people.”
• tightened rules and transparency»Vi vill inrätta en antikorruptionsmyndighet, skärpa regler mot korruption och införa ett lobbyregister.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to establish an anti-corruption authority, tighten rules against corruption, and introduce a lobbying register.”
• valued freedom of religion»Vi säger därför nej till visitationszoner, kollektiv bestraffning, omvänd bevisbörda, anonyma vittnen, preventiv avlyssning och inskränkningar av religionsfriheten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We therefore say no to stop-and-search zones, collective punishment, reverse burden of proof, anonymous witnesses, preventive wiretapping, and restrictions on freedom of religion.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan establishes that no tax funds shall go to activities that undermine fundamental democratic values, and explicitly requires stricter monitoring of grant-giving and a stop to hidden financing of religious communities. It states that much more must be done when extremist environments are financed by tax money. A clarified democracy condition in legislation on support to religious communities is therefore the plan's own line, while freedom of religion shall be valued.

• stricter control of community supportdecisive»Vi vill både stärka uppföljningen av bidragsgivning och stoppa dold finansiering av trossamfund så att de inte blir verktyg för extremistiska krafter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want both to strengthen monitoring of grant-giving and stop hidden financing of religious communities so that they do not become tools for extremist forces.”
• no funds for anti-democrats»Inga skattemedel ska gå till verksamheter som vill förändra det demokratiska samhället med våld« (party programme ↗)“No tax funds shall go to activities that want to change democratic society by violence”
• much more must be done»När Säpo säger att flera organisationer från extremistmiljöer finansieras av skattepengar måste mycket mer göras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“When the Security Service says that several organizations from extremist environments are financed by tax money, much more must be done.”
• religious freedom valued»Staten har ett ansvar för att säkra en fri religionsutövning,« (party programme ↗)“The state has a responsibility to ensure freedom of religion,”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The party programme explicitly conditions support to faith communities: it should go to communities whose activities are in accordance with the principle of every human being's absolute and inviolable value, and religious freedom must never mean that others are harmed. Therefore, a swift clarified democracy condition follows from the plan, at the same time as the communities' freedom from state control should be protected.

• support conditioned by human dignitydecisive»Stöd ska därför utgå till de trossamfund som bedriver verksamhet vars karaktär och ändamål står i överensstämmelse med grundläggande principer om att varje människa är unik och att alla människor har samma absoluta och okränkbara värde.« (party programme ↗)“Support should therefore go to those faith communities that conduct activities whose character and purpose are in accordance with fundamental principles that every person is unique and that all people have the same absolute and inviolable value.”
• religious freedom must not harm»Friheten att utöva sin religiösa tro får dock aldrig medföra att man i trons namn kränker andra människor.« (party programme ↗)“However, the freedom to practise one's religious faith must never entail harming other people in faith's name.”
• counteract extremist influence»Det finns också områden där islamistiska extremister har en avgörande påverkan på samhällslivet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“There are also areas where Islamist extremists have decisive influence on social life.”
• communities without state control»Det innebär att religiösa samfund ska ges goda möjligheter att verka och utvecklas i frihet utan statlig styrning.« (party programme ↗)“This means that religious communities should be given good opportunities to act and develop in freedom without state control.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan explicitly requires that payments of public funds to extremists are stopped and that taxpayer money does not go to organizations that do not share society's fundamental democratic values. At the same time, the security of religious communities shall be protected so that everyone can practise their faith. This is exactly the counter-proposal's requirement for a swift reform with a clarified democracy condition for state grants to religious communities.

• democracy condition for grantsdecisive»Stoppa utbetalningar av skattepengar till organisationer som inte delar det svenska samhällets grundläggande demokratiska värderingar utan som hotar människors frihet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop payments of public funds to organizations that do not share Swedish society's fundamental democratic values but threaten people's freedom”
• no grants to extremists»Stoppa utbetalningar av skattemedel till extremister« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop payments of public funds to extremists”
• protect religious freedom»Slå vakt om trossamfundens säkerhet för alla ska kunna utöva sin tro utan att känna sig hotade« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Protect the security of religious communities so that everyone can practise their faith without feeling threatened”
• protect democracy»Vi måste också stärka demokratins skydd mot våldsbejakande extremism och andra kriminella hot.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We must also strengthen democracy's protection against violent extremism and other criminal threats.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan states that religious communities and organizations that work for extremism should neither receive public funding nor foreign financing, and that state support for extremist organizations should be stopped. The counter-proposal's demand for swift reform with a clarified democracy condition is thus the plan's own line. The plan also speaks against the committee's reasoning that ongoing work on new democracy conditions should not be prejudged, since it requires action now.

• no funding to extremist communitiesdecisive»Moskéer och andra trossamfund eller organisationer som verkar för extremism ska vare sig få bidrag från det offentliga eller utländska regimer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Mosques and other religious communities or organizations that work for extremism shall receive neither subsidies from the public nor foreign regimes.”
• stop foreign financing»Hindra utländsk finansiering av extremistiska trossamfund och organisationer« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Prevent foreign financing of extremist religious communities and organizations”
• conditional subsidies in civil society»Stoppa bidrag till extremistiska idéorganisationer inom civilsamhället« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop subsidies to extremist idea organizations within civil society”
• combat Islamism»Bekämpa islamism« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Combat Islamism”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.