[lbo-talk] Criticism of Russian Church role

[uvj at vsnl.com]

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Last Updated: Monday, 23 July 2007

Criticism of Russian Church role
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6912482.stm

By Steven Eke
BBC Russian affairs analyst

[The strength of the Church has grown since the end of the Soviet Union]

In an unusual move, a senior Russian official has joined academics in
criticising what he described as "the creeping clericalisation" of Russia.

Vyacheslav Glazychev accused the Russian Orthodox Church of interfering in
the affairs of state.

His criticism came after 10 academics, including three Nobel Prize winners,
asked President Vladimir Putin to stop the Church "destroying science".
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6912482.stm