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A top administrative court in Greece has ruled that school students who follow the Greek Orthodox Christian faith are not eligible for exemptions from mandatory religious…
Geoffrey Peters
Oct 5, 2023
Atheism
Tsipras wants the will of ordinary Greek citizens to play a part in the government Alexis Tsipras, the Greek Prime Minister, has outlined his proposals before…
Christianity
This event has a dark side A few South American Roman Catholics burn Judas effigies as a ritual event on Easter day[/tweetit]. The same is followed…
Christianity
Conservatives support the continuance of only Orthodox Christianity A large number of conservative Greeks have marched to the parliament in Athens to protest the content present…
Christianity
Number of Orthodox Christians has declined as share of global Christian population A recent study by the Pew Research Center reported that Orthodoxy, being the third-largest…
Christianity
The percentage of Orthodox Christians who “practice what they preach” is actually small compared to the total number of Orthodox Christians in Eastern and Central Europe.…
Christianity
Orthodox Christianity defeats former communist atheism; makes significant rise in central and eastern Europe, outpacing Catholicism A new Pew Research study has discovered religious affiliation has…
Religion News
The ancient religion Hellenism is now a ‘known religion’ in Greece. Hellenism is now listed as an official religion in Greece.[/tweetit] Prior to the granting of…
Christianity
Featured Contributor Georgia Gleoudi tells of a small Easter in the middle of the summer. August 14, 2003: I remember myself stepping up the stairs of…
Religion News
Growing fear among Europeans that refugees will bring more terrorism and less jobs. The steady flow of refugees into their countries has Europeans increasingly concerned about…
Christianity
Pope’s Humanity: Three Syrian families given asylum in Rome. Pope Francis's visit to the Greek Island of Lesbos, last Saturday, to meet with migrants, has been…
Catholicism
Sanders makes a speech at the Vatican and visits briefly with Pope Francis. Ever since Bernie Sanders's campaign announced his trip to Rome to deliver a…