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Moscow’s Ties to Islamic World Could Make Russia a ‘Russistan,’ Chudinova Says Vienna, June 29, 2006 – The Kremlin’s ongoing efforts to form alliances with countries in the Islamic world might under certain conditions help Moscow to win a kind of victory over the United States, but such a victory, however welcome, would be Pyrrhic because it would help convert Russia into a “Russistan,” Elena Chudinova warned last week. more story...
Russian Officers Denounce ‘Clericalization of the Military’ Vienna, June 29, 2006 – A group of Russian officers has denounced what it calls the unconstitutional “clericalization” of the Russian armed forces and says that by promoting that development, the Orthodox Church and some in the higher command are spreading Islamophobia and thus undermining the military’s cohesion. more story...
Putin Said Exploiting Religion to Control Electorate Vienna, June 27, 2006 – Religion plays a major role in Russian elections, not so much by energizing the population to vote for one or another
candiate but rather by “sacralizing” the existing power structures and thus reducing the chances that Russian voters will select someone that those in power do not approve. more story...
Muslim Leader Decries Patriarchate’s Violations of Russian Constitution Vienna, June 23, 2006 – A leading Muslim leader last week condemned the Moscow Patriarchate for violating the Russian Constitution’s provisions calling for the separation of church and state and for the equality of religions, criticism that many Orthodox Christians say is wrong but the ever more Muslims argue is long overdue. more story...
Russia’s Religious Oppose Ending Deferments for Seminarians Vienna, June 21, 2006 – The leaders of Russia’s largest religious communities – Orthodoxy, Islam, and Protestantism – are individually and collectively speaking out against Defense Ministry plans to end existing draft deferments for those studying in their respective religious training institutions. more story...
Ethnic Russian Converts Seen Threatening Tatar Dominance of Islam in Russia Tallinn, June 15, 2006 – Even as Tatars this week marked the 1,117th anniversary of the adoption of Islam by their forefathers in the Middle Volga, some of their number expressed concern that a recent wave of ethnic Russian conversions to Islam could reduce Tatar sominance of the Islamic community in the Russian Federation. more story...
Orthodox Church Fights Internet Dependence in Yekaterinburg Tallinn, June 14, 2006 -- Following a tragic incident in which a Yekaterinburg schoolboy suffered a fatal stroke after play video games twelve hours a day, the rehabilitation center operated by that city's Russian Orthodox Church eparchate is now working to combat a rising tide of Internet dependence there. more story...
Patriarch’s Decoration of Vodka King Outages Russia’s Muslims Tallinn, June 13, 2006 – Patriarch Aleksii II’s decision to decorate senior officials from one of Russia’s largest vodka producers has outraged many Russian Muslims not only because of Islam’s prohibition of the use of alcohol but also because of the cozy relationship between the Russian Orthodox Church and big business that this award calls attention to. more story...
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