Ethnic and religious extremism in Russia should be eliminated – Medvedev
Speaks for itself. (Interfax) – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has called to cut short any action aimed at fomenting ethnic,
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Baroness Scotland: Give the British Church to the MP
(timesonline) The Attorney-General has stepped into a High Court dispute in which a congregation is battling for ownership of the
Read more“Putin’s Church” seeks to take first place in official Orthodoxy
(By Jeffrey Donovan, RadioFreeLiberty) Father Daniel Sysoyev, a prominent Russian missionary, recently urged the opening of an Orthodox “base” in
Read moreMoscow’s Draft Plan to Return Property to Religions Creates More Problems than It Solves
(WindowOnEurasia, Paul Goble- Georgian Daily) Draft legislation now being prepared by the Russian government that would return land and other
Read moreInternational Human Rights Groups Express Dismay at Clinton’s Softer Stance with Beijing
Why are we including this story on NFTU? (Perhaps it is too controversial, but we’ll see.) It appears to have
Read morePutin Runs The Russian State–And The Russian Church Too
(Forbes) The Orthodox patriarchate is a bulwark of autocracy.The installation of Kirill I as the new patriarch of the Russian
Read moreRussian court seizure of independent Orthodox churches threatens Russia’s future: Activists
VIENNA, February 16 – A Russian court has confiscated 13 churches belonging to the Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church, a successor
Read moreThe battle over Britain’s Orthodox Church
(The Independent) It is a restrained, well-proportioned interior, as befits a church by Sir Christopher Wren. There is an Augustan
Read moreRussian Orthodox Church choses between ‘ex-KGB candidates’ as Patriarch
As we continue, a little bit from the life of Patriarch St Tikhon before this evening’s news. NFTU Soon the
Read moreSoviet touches mark Russian Orthodox patriarch vote session
More from the life of Patriarch St Tikhon, and on to today’s news. NFTU In March, the Patriarch condemned the
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