The Committee, in deciding on its position on this matter, considered the approach of the Constitutional Court in the Christian Education case, in which the Constitutional Court found that the right to freedom of religion, belief and opinion in an open and democratic society contemplated by the Constitution is important. Further it decided that, although the rights of non-believers and minority faiths must be fully respected , the religious beliefs held by the great majority of South Africans must be taken seriously" (at par [89]).