Persecution based on perception of Christianity?

By
Sergio Zanotti Stagliorio
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Federal Court (Full Court). May a person "engage in some religious practices of a particular faith without being a doctrinal adherent of that faith", such as Christianity? If so, can it be said that "a persecutor might nevertheless perceive the person to be a Christian, or perceive the person’s practices to be blasphemous, and may, accordingly, persecute the person for the reason of religion"?

Some of the questions to the Full Court of the Federal Court (FCAFC) were as follows:

Question 1: Can it be accepted that "a person may engage in some religious practices of a particular faith without being a doctrinal adherent of that faith", such as Christianity?

Question 2: If the answer to Question 1 is 'yes', can it be said that "a persecutor might nevertheless perceive the person to be a Christian, or perceive the person’s practices to be blasphemous, and may, accordingly, persecute the person for the reason of religion"?

The FCAFC answered those questions as follows:

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