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:: Russian Orthodox Church Will Continue Crafting "symphony" With State - Priest
Father Vsevolod Chaplin commented upon Medvedev and Patriarch Kirill visiting an exhibition on a Russian Orthodox post-Soviet revival, and their subsequent meeting with representatives of the Orthodox public ... Interfax; JRL 2011-202, Nov. 9, 2011
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:: NEWSLINK: Russian Orthodox Church allowed to enter politics - Reuters 2-3-11/JRL 2011-20

:: Medvedev: Orthodoxy Russia's Guardian of "indisputable Truths"
Medvedev credited Orthodox Christianity with helping Russia preserve its traditional values and counteract doctrines giving rise to violence and strife ... Interfax; JRL 2011-201, Nov. 7, 2011
:: Broken Spirits: Although the Law "On Returning Church Property" Has Been Adopted, Many Religious Organizations Have So Far Been Unable to Reclaim Their Possessions
The 2010 law on the return of church estate may legally obligate government agencies to return religious buildings to the Russian Orthodox Church within six years, but the government seems reluctant ... Pavel Koshkin, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-156, Aug. 31, 2011
:: Putin talks multi-culturalism with religious leaders
Putin met with religious leaders sympathetic to his People's Front to address multiculturalism ... Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2011-129, July 20, 2011

:: Angry priests damn church's relationship with the state
Anger over hob-nobbing with officials and accommodating gestures towards other faiths has prompted a trio of Russian Orthodox clergy to abandon Patriarch Kirill and strike their own path ... Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2011-98, June 6, 2011
:: Chernobyl was 'punishment for state atheism'
The Chernobyl disaster was God's punishment for Soviet atheism, according to Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church ... Andy Potts, Moscow News; JRL 2011-76, April 28, 2011
:: Modernity still requires morality - Patriarch
Patriarch Kirill warned against "heartless technocracy" and half-baked top-down directives, explaining that a sound moral basis is the key to modernisation ... Tom Washington, Moscow News; JRL 2011-41, March 7, 2011
:: Thaw in relations with Catholics - Russian Orthodox Church
"Our relations have become much warmer. This goes to the Moscow Patriarchate's contacts with the Holy See and relations with Catholic communities in foreign countries," Metropolitan Illarion told students ...
Interfax; JRL 2011-39, March 3, 2011
:: Russian Church Says It Remains Independent of State
The Moscow Patriarchate has flatly denied information that the church is merging with the state in Russia ... Interfax; JRL 2011-36, Feb. 28, 2011
:: Battle of faith could head to the courts
Russian atheism is often blamed for the various excesses of the Soviet government, although not all well-placed local atheists support Zravomysliye's current legal agenda ... Natalia Antonova, Moscow News; JRL 2011-33, Feb. 23, 2011
:: Most Moscow citizens trust Patriarch Kirill and Orthodox Church - poll
The respondents praise Patriarch for mentioning moral values in his multiple public appearances ... Interfax; JRL 2011-32, Feb. 22, 2011
:: Skirting the Creed: How Archpriest Chaplin Hopes His Orthodox Dress Code Will Catch On in Secular Russia Is Unclear, but He Has Roiled RuNet
The Russian Orthodox official, Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, believes that Russia should adhere to a nationwide dress code ... Tom Balmforth, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-14, Jan. 20, 2011
:: Medvedev performs ablution in Jordan River
Medvedev plunged into the water three times after leaving an entry in the visitors' book of the sanctuary set up on the site of the baptism of Jesus ... Interfax; JRL 2011-14, Jan. 20, 2011
:: The Patriarch's Russian Civilization Project — Hegumen Filipp Ryabykh: Russian Elites Should Perceive Ukraine, Belarus and Other Russkiy Mir Centers as Equal Partners
Interview of Patriarch Kirill's aide, Deputy Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate's Department of External Church Relations Hegumen Filipp Ryabykh ... Interview by Andrei Zolotov, Jr., of Hegumen Filipp Ryabykh, Russia Profile; JRL 2011-5, Jan. 7, 2011
:: Russian Duma speaker urges care in enforcing religious property restitution law
"The authorities should carefully approach the implementation of the law on transferring former religious property from state to religious organizations, Russian State Duma speaker Boris Gryzlov has said ..." Interfax; JRL 2011-5, Jan. 7, 2011
:: Medvedev congratulates all Orthodox believers, Russians with Christmas
"The Russian, Jerusalem, Serbian and Georgian Orthodox churches, Athos monasteries, some Catholics and some Protestants celebrate Christmas on January 7 in line with the Julian calendar ..." RIA-Novosti; JRL 2011-5, Jan. 7, 2011

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