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Andrey Kurayev: "Orthodoxy or Death" Slogan a Remedy for Russia while EU Membership for Ukraine Disastrous28.09.2007, [13:12] // Orthodox //
Lviv - The absence of any pro-active Orthodox mission in Russia dooms the country to only 50 years of historical existence, believes Deacon Andrey Kurayev, professor at Moscow Theological Academy. Interfax posted the story on 21 September 2007.
A United Orthodox Church Impossible without UOC-MP Orthodox28.09.2007, [13:07] // Orthodox //
Kyiv – In his commentary for the press service of the Patriarchy of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC), Metropolitan Mefodii (Kudriakov) positively assessed ongoing negotiations regarding the Eucharist union with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP). The hierarch is hopeful for negotiations to continue immediately after the parliamentary elections in Ukraine, scheduled for 30 September 2007. At the same time, the Head of the UAOC doubted the ability of the representatives of the UOC-KP to have a positive influence on the unification process. RISU's Ukrainian web-page covered the story on 25 September 2007
Rivne to Have a Christian TV Channel
28.09.2007, [13:02] // Evangelical //
Rivne – The first Christian TV channel in northern Ukraine’s Rivne, which will function under the auspices of the Rivne Interchurch Council, will be launched by the end of the year. It will broadcast 15-16 hours per day. According to the organizers, the channel will not advertise cigarettes and alcohol and all that contradicts Christian ethics, as the Rivne newspaper reported.
Assumption Readings Test Friendship28.09.2007, [13:00] // Ecumenism //
Kyiv – On 23 September 2007, the Kyivan Monastery of the Caves opened the seventh annual Assumption Readings conference. This year’s meeting was devoted to the topic “Friendship: its forms, tests and gifts.” orthodoxy.org.ua posted the story.
All-Ukrainian Christian Conference in Donetsk Welcoming to All Blocs
28.09.2007, [12:55] // Church-state relations //
Donetsk – On 20-23 September in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk the seventh annual All-Ukrainian Christian Conference was held, organized by the Ukrainian Christian Evangelical Church (UCEC). The sport complex “Druzhba” gathered almost nine thousand faithful from different regions of Ukraine. In his welcoming speech, Senior Bishop Padun of the UCEC noted that the faithful of the Church treat all political parties with equal respect, since the Church has a place for every faithful, regardless of his/her political preferences. The UCEC press service covered the story.
Churches Remind Politicians that People are Power28.09.2007, [12:02] // Church-state relations //
Kyiv – “The deputies of the Ukrainian Parliament are named “people’s” deputies; therefore, each of them should bear in mind that s/he was elected to serve not their needs but people”, so says the address of participants of the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations in connection with the oncoming parliamentary elections in Ukraine, scheduled for 30 September 2007. The religious council call upon the citizens of Ukraine to come to the polling stations and cast their vote for the party they trust and not to sell their vote and conscience. “If someone gets lured into such behavior, then they should not complain that the politicians they voted for do not fulfill their promises and also sell their consciences,” says the address.
Pope Calls upon Cooperation between Greek Catholic and Latin Rite Bishops in Ukraine27.09.2007, [14:46] // Ecumenism //
Vatican – Roman Pope Benedict XVI called upon the Ukrainian Catholic bishops of the Latin and the Eastern rites to unite their efforts in their missionary policy in Ukraine. interfax-religion.ru posted the story.
UOC-KP Orthodox Priest Arrested in Odesa for Picketing Catherine II Monument27.09.2007, [14:43] // Conflict //
Odesa-Ternopil – Fr. Anatolii Zinkevych, minister of the Holy Mountain Spiritual Center of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate (UOC-KP) and confessor of the Ukrainian Cossacks, revealed to RISU’s correspondent Volodymyr Moroz his reasons for picketing the monument to Russian Empress Catherine the Great on 21 September 2007, for which he was arrested.
Orthodox Jewish Hasids of Ukraine Oppose Reburial of Rabbi Nahman’s Remains in Israel
25.09.2007, [18:59] // Jewish Communities //
Jerusalem, Israel – On 21 September 2007, the streets of Jerusalem witnessed placards with requests to bring the remains of Hasid Rabbi Nahman from Uman’, Ukraine, to Israel. In response, the leaders of the Rabbi Nahman International Charity Fund in Ukraine declared such provocative actions as blasphemy. RISU's Ukrainian-language webpage posted the story on 24 September 2007.
Islamist Extremists Act Openly in Crimea, Says Ukraine’s Mufti
25.09.2007, [18:55] // Muslims //
Simferopol – Even though Islamic extremists act publicly in Crimea, conduct conferences and have even registered an official publishing house, Ukraine’s Security Service has not responded to the perceived threat, according to Ukraine’s Chief Mufti Akhmed Tamim, speaking in Kyiv on 21 September 2007. pravoslavyye.org ua posted the story.
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