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Republic of Mari-El (Russia) – Mari Paganism: traditional religion or destructive cult?

By Geraldine Fagan, 12 July 2002

In accordance with Russia’s 1997 law on religion – for which it lobbied – the Moscow Patriarchate is obliged to respect historical paganism. In accordance with Orthodox belief, however, it would do the exact opposite. Keston News Service – 12 July 2002 – The 1997 law’s preamble states that religions “constituting an inseparable part of the […]

This article by Keston News Service’s Moscow correspondent was first published in Russian on 11 July 2002 on the religious affairs website of Russian Journal (http://religion.russ.ru) [Russian Journal still exists: http://russ.ru/ – 20.08.2016].

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Republic of Mari-El (Russia) – Mari Paganism: historical confession without privileges

By Geraldine Fagan, 12 July 2002

Despite being accorded “respect” by Russia’s 1997 law on religion, paganism in the republic of Mari-El (approximately 500 miles or 800 kilometres east of Moscow) is struggling to acquire legal status. Keston News Service – 12 July 2002 – The main reason for this, admits Mari anthropologist Nikandr Popov, is the weak organisational skills of the […]

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Russia: tensions worsen between the Catholic Church and the Russian Orthodox Church

By Valentinas Mite, 25 April 2002

Earlier this month, Russian authorities barred two Catholic priests — who worked in Russia and had valid visas — from entering the country. Representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church and some Russian politicians say they believe Catholic “expansionism” threatens Russia. The Vatican says Catholics are subject to discrimination in Russia and that the Orthodox Church […]

This article was first published on 25 April 2002 by RFE/RL (Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty). Posted on RELIGIOSCOPE with permission. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is a private, international communications service to Eastern and Southeastern Europe, Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Middle East, funded by the United States Congress. RELIGIOSCOPE highly recommends the RFE/RL website, with its informative daily newsline and various other reports: http://www.rferl.org/

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Russia: varied State response to Orthodox-Catholic rift

By Geraldine Fagan, 22 February 2002

Over the past ten days different representatives of the Russian state have adopted varied positions in response to the Catholic Church’s decision to upgrade its four existing ecclesiastical structures in Russia into dioceses. Keston News Service – 22 February 2002 – On 12 February the Press and Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued […]

Source: Keston Institute <http://www.keston.org>

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