{"id":33,"date":"2015-11-11T11:28:56","date_gmt":"2015-11-11T11:28:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/devon-for-everyone\/religion-faith-or-belief\/"},"modified":"2024-08-06T16:17:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T15:17:21","slug":"religion-faith-or-belief","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/religion-faith-or-belief","title":{"rendered":"Religion, faith or belief"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/165\/2015\/11\/Candle.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" id=\"longdesc-return-430\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality?longdesc=430&#038;referrer=33\" tabindex=\"-1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/165\/2015\/11\/Candle-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"People sat looking at a display of candles\" class=\"wp-image-430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/165\/2015\/11\/Candle-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/165\/2015\/11\/Candle-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/165\/2015\/11\/Candle-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/165\/2015\/11\/Candle-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/165\/2015\/11\/Candle-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/165\/2015\/11\/Candle.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many faiths and beliefs held by people living in Devon and as a public authority it is our legal duty to ensure we advance equality, eliminate discrimination and foster good relations between people because of their faith or belief. This duty covers goods and services as well as employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Devon has supported the setting up of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.devonfaiths.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Devon Faith and Belief Forum<\/a> who are represented on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/our-commitment\/equality-reference-group\/\">Equality Reference Group<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/communities\/religion-faith-or-belief\/contemplation-and-prayer-room\/\">Contemplation and Prayer Room<\/a> at our main centre or work (County Hall in Exeter) for staff, councillor and visitor use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/communities\/diversity\/guide\/religion-belief\">Diversity Guide<\/a> for information on meeting needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/guidance\/diversity\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"143\" src=\"http:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/165\/2019\/02\/Diversity-guide-300x143.png\" alt=\"A blue triangle containing the words see our diversity guide for further information\" class=\"wp-image-1359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/165\/2019\/02\/Diversity-guide-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/equality\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/165\/2019\/02\/Diversity-guide.png 394w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Useful links<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a title=\"Last updated: 18\/09\/2006\" href=\"https:\/\/devoncc.sharepoint.com\/sites\/PublicDocs\/Corporate\/_layouts\/15\/guestaccess.aspx?guestaccesstoken=CeCSxuuWlr9zYPKHGgdjOVSRSqJ7CfBu0SsJ00lb%2bec%3d&amp;docid=0ba67c7ac28ad4e0ea01a47a5c031ac6f\" rel=\"noopener\">Creating Links &#8211; Devon Faith Forums Report.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/religion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC Religion and Ethics resource pages<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/school-effectiveness\/teaching-and-learning\/curriculum\/religious-education\/\">Devon SACRE (Standing Advisory Council on RE)\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many faiths and beliefs held by people living in Devon and as a public authority it is our legal duty to ensure we advance equality, eliminate discrimination and foster good relations between people because of their faith or belief. 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