Home›Sources›PNG Department of Prime Minister and NEC, "Parliament Passes Amendment to the Constitution to Declare PNG's Christian Identity" (13 March 2025)SourcesPNG Department of Prime Minister and NEC, "Parliament Passes Amendment to the Constitution to Declare PNG's Christian Identity" (13 March 2025)Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "PNG Department of Prime Minister and NEC, "Parliament Passes Amendment to the Constitution to Declare PNG's Christian Identity" (13 March 2025)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/png-department-of-prime-minister-and-nec-parliament-passes-amendment-to-the-constitution-to-declare-pngs-christian-identity-13-march-2025.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). PNG Department of Prime Minister and NEC, "Parliament Passes Amendment to the Constitution to Declare PNG's Christian Identity" (13 March 2025). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/png-department-of-prime-minister-and-nec-parliament-passes-amendment-to-the-constitution-to-declare-pngs-christian-identity-13-march-2025Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-png-department-of-prime-minister-and-nec, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {PNG Department of Prime Minister and NEC, "Parliament Passes Amendment to the Constitution to Declare PNG's Christian Identity" (13 March 2025)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/png-department-of-prime-minister-and-nec-parliament-passes-amendment-to-the-constitution-to-declare-pngs-christian-identity-13-march-2025}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXOfficial Papua New Guinea government press release confirming Parliament's 12 March 2025 passage, 80 votes to 4, of a constitutional amendment declaring Papua New Guinea's Christian identity, and stating that section 45's guarantee of freedom of conscience, thought and religion remains intact.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (13 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1The government's own primary record of the vote, date and its own statement that section 45 remains intact; reliable for those plain facts, though it is the enacting government's own characterisation of its amendment's effect rather than an independent legal assessment.NotesWell-attestedA primary official statement rather than independent journalism or scholarship: trustworthy for the objective record (the date, the 80 to 4 vote, the amendment's wording) and used here for exactly that; its assurance that section 45 is unaffected is the enacting government's own reading, noted as such rather than as a neutral legal finding.CitationAuthorWell-attestedDepartment of Prime Minister and National Executive Council, Papua New GuineaPublisherWell-attestedGovernment of Papua New GuineaPublication YearWell-attested2025URLWell-attestedhttps://www.pmnec.gov.pg/parliament-passes-amendment-to-the-constitution-to-declare-pngs-christian-identity-section-45-protecting-freedom-to-practise-other-faiths-remains-intact/Source TypeWell-attestedgovernmentCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithGuinea, Countries Well-attested This source names Guinea directly: "Official Papua New Guinea government press release confirming Parliament's 12 March 2025 passage, 80 votes to 4, of a constitutional amendment declaring Papua New Guinea's Christian identity, and..."Source PNG Department of Prime Minister and NEC, "Parliament Passes Amendment to the Constitution to Declare PNG's Christian Identity" (13 March 2025)Department of Prime Minister and National Executive Council, Papua New Guineatier 1Papua New Guinea, Countries Well-attested This source names Papua New Guinea directly: "Official Papua New Guinea government press release confirming Parliament's 12 March 2025 passage, 80 votes to 4, of a constitutional amendment declaring Papua New Guinea's Christian identity, and..."Source PNG Department of Prime Minister and NEC, "Parliament Passes Amendment to the Constitution to Declare PNG's Christian Identity" (13 March 2025)Department of Prime Minister and National Executive Council, Papua New Guineatier 1Claims Backed By This Source (13 claims)This source backs 13 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 10 claims: 8 well-attested, 2 holds.Countries, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 1 general references.Well-attested9CountriesPapua New GuineaSourcesPNG Department of Prime Minister and NEC, "Parliament Passes Amendment to the Constitution to Declare PNG's Christian Identity" (13 March 2025)Scholarly debate1CountriesPapua New GuineaHolds2SourcesPNG Department of Prime Minister and NEC, "Parliament Passes Amendment to the Constitution to Declare PNG's Christian Identity" (13 March 2025)General References1CountriesPapua New GuineaComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? 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