Standing Firm for the Sabbath: The Constitutional Exercise of Religious liberty In Academic institutions, Regulatory Examinations and Labor Sector
Location
Buller Hall 208
Event Website
https://ahsra.andrews.edu/ahsra-2025/
Start Date
26-6-2025 3:40 PM
End Date
26-6-2025 4:20 PM
Description
The Philippine Constitution considers the right of each Filipino to exercise religious liberty. In the Philippines, majority of its people attends church on Sunday. This norm poses a threat to the religious principles of minor religions in the country, like the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA), where Saturday (Sabbath) is considered the day of worship. Many of the predicaments of the religious members go unheeded and pushing members to compromise on their faith due to disruptions of school, professional goals, and employment. Hence, this study determined the problems encountered by SDAs, evaluated the experiences of its members, and consequently developed algorithms that aid the Adventists to uphold their constitutional exercise in the respective areas of the academe, licensure, and labor. Qualitative case study design was used in this research. Data gathering was done online using interview. Two court cases were analyzed in this study and thematic analysis was used to generate themes. The participants were interviewed corresponding to court cases filed by members of the SDA Church. Documents gathered include court proceedings and judgements, respective agency memorandums, orders, and resolutions. Themes generated from the interviews suggests that the problems and cases filed for exercise of religious liberty were divided into the academe, licensure, and labor sectors. The different cases and documentation of favorable records for its members are discussed in this paper. Hence, this study is exigent as it proposed algorithms to provide framework or guidelines for cause of action when encountering predicaments on standing firm on the Sabbath.
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Standing Firm for the Sabbath: The Constitutional Exercise of Religious liberty In Academic institutions, Regulatory Examinations and Labor Sector
Buller Hall 208
The Philippine Constitution considers the right of each Filipino to exercise religious liberty. In the Philippines, majority of its people attends church on Sunday. This norm poses a threat to the religious principles of minor religions in the country, like the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA), where Saturday (Sabbath) is considered the day of worship. Many of the predicaments of the religious members go unheeded and pushing members to compromise on their faith due to disruptions of school, professional goals, and employment. Hence, this study determined the problems encountered by SDAs, evaluated the experiences of its members, and consequently developed algorithms that aid the Adventists to uphold their constitutional exercise in the respective areas of the academe, licensure, and labor. Qualitative case study design was used in this research. Data gathering was done online using interview. Two court cases were analyzed in this study and thematic analysis was used to generate themes. The participants were interviewed corresponding to court cases filed by members of the SDA Church. Documents gathered include court proceedings and judgements, respective agency memorandums, orders, and resolutions. Themes generated from the interviews suggests that the problems and cases filed for exercise of religious liberty were divided into the academe, licensure, and labor sectors. The different cases and documentation of favorable records for its members are discussed in this paper. Hence, this study is exigent as it proposed algorithms to provide framework or guidelines for cause of action when encountering predicaments on standing firm on the Sabbath.
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