Belarusian Government Signs Accord with Orthodox Church

Belarusian Government Signs Accord with Orthodox Church

The Belarusian Review, June 13, 2003

A Journal for Western Man-- Issue XXVIII-- December 15, 2004

Premier Henadz Navitski and Patriarchal Exarch Filaret, head of the Russian Orthodox Church in Belarus, signed a cooperation agreement in Minsk on 12 June, Belapan reported. Navitski said the accord does not restrict the government's cooperation with other religious denominations. Filaret called the agreement "a new milestone in relations between the state, the church, and society." He praised the religion law adopted last fall, which many other denominations and human rights groups criticized as discriminating in favor of the Orthodox Church . Filaret argued that the accord does not place the Orthodox Church in a privileged position and rejected speculation that the church is seeking any favored status.

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