A/HRC/9/7 page 6 13. The Ministry has also organized workshops and other activities and special events aimed at promoting Islamic discourse and training promoters of the Islamic faith and preachers to contribute positively to the formation of stronger bonds between all members of the human family, whatever their beliefs and without discrimination. At the first conference of preachers and promoters of the Islamic faith, organized by the Ministry in 2006, the importance of freedom of religion and belief, respect for the uniqueness of religions and different schools of religious law and the use of sermons to disseminate the idea of moderate Islamic thought were emphasized. The Ministry has also organized research competitions on religious discourse and contemporary reality and on the rejection of sectarianism, entitled “National coexistence without sectarianism: a path to national unity”, as well as an exchange programme between religious scholars from Bahrain and the United States of America to promote dialogue. In 2008, the Ministry will organize special courses for imams, preachers and promoters of the Islamic faith on themes including dialogue and openness and respect for others, their ideas and the things that they hold sacred. The Ministry is preparing a number of informational programmes, for dissemination via audio-visual and print media, to promote the concept of moderate thinking. The Ministry produces a periodical on moderate thinking and enhancement of dialogue that features articles by Islamic thinkers from a broad spectrum of religious schools across the Islamic world. Chile [Original: Spanish] 14. The Government of Chile reported that its population was composed of 69 per cent Catholics, 15.14 per cent Evangelicals, 1 per cent Jehovah’s Witnesses, 0.3 per cent, Jews, 0.9 per cent Mormons, 0.03 per cent Muslims, 0.04 per cent orthodox Christians, 4.4 per cent designated as other religions and 8.3 per cent who did not profess any religion. More than 1,000 religious entities have been created under the civil code as corporations or non-profit foundations, including the Lutheran Church, the Methodist church, the Church of Christ, the Church of Latter-Day Saints, and diverse communities of Buddhists, Jews and Muslims. 15. The Constitution of Chile recognizes freedom of religion and conscience in relation to all religions and beliefs so long as they do not violate moral standards, customs and public order. All churches and religious institutions benefit from the same rights under law. The National Law on Religions (1999), which establishes the equality of all religions, has been complemented with additional legislation on the registration of religious entities, religious assistance to detainees and religious assistance in hospitals, while a bill on religious assistance in the armed forces and the police is pending adoption. The laws guarantee the right to freedom of thought and religion regardless of religion, and respect for the clergy regardless of faith. Churches and other places of worship created under the National Law on Cults are registered as public entities and are regulated by law. The Government also referred to a 2002 decision of the Supreme Court of Chile that mandated the Government to accommodate the religious education and practice of students belonging to the Evangelical Church in municipal schools.