Christianity - Eastern Orthodox
EU Accession and Serbia’s Discriminatory Religion Policy
Ellen Harvey Monday, 24 January 2011
Serbia's refusal to alter a discriminatory law on religion after repeated and direct recommendations reveals a need not just for changes in the law as it is written on paper, but a transformation of the nationalistic worldview framing the country's highly discriminatory religious law.
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Recapturing Russian Heritage: Religious Education in Public Schools
Brett Lonadier Monday, 18 October 2010
Russia recently implemented a pilot program that introduces students to religious beliefs and ethics as part of the public education curriculum. The initiative could be a defining moment in the formation of the Federation's identity and policy on religious liberty.
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Religious Freedom: The Case of Ukraine
Victor Yelensky Sunday, 1 June 2008
Varied centers of religious power and a secular national history have provided Ukraine with a pluralistic, relatively free environment for religion. But there are risks of regression.
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The Wounded Torturer
Frederica Mathewes-Green Friday, 1 June 2007
Two Orthodox priests, survivors of the Communist "Pitesti Experiment," recall that inflicting torture causes more lasting damage than being a victim. [FREE]
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Politics, Propriety, and "Proselytism" in Russia
Lawrence Uzzell Thursday, 1 September 2005
Many Russians agree with the view that Christianity is a tool of American cultural imperialism Unfortunately for Christian missionaries, the claim is not completely unfounded. [FREE]
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Turkey Between Secularism and Fundamentalism?: The "Muslimhood Model" and the Greek Orthodox Minority
Elizabeth Prodromou Tuesday, 1 March 2005
Kemalism, a secular government model in Turkey, is challenged by a "Muslimhood model" that effectively allows religious groups to operate free of persecution.