Celebration of the Religious Freedom Day in Croatia
26 January 2013 Zagreb, Croatia [Dragutin Matak, tedNEWS] The Religious Freedom Day in Croatia, organized by the Religious Freedom Association in the Republic of Croatia, was celebrated at the hotel "Four Points" Sheraton in Zagreb. More than hundred and fifty participants were present, including senior representatives of religious communities and embassies as well as the Croatian…
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29 October 2012 Belgrade, Serbia [Zorica Plavši?, tedNEWS] The Health department of South-East European Union Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (SEEUC) together with NGO Life and Health, organised a two-day educative seminar for pastors and instructors of Health clubs held on 30th of September and 1st of October 2012 in Belgrade, Serbia.
Read MoreAdventist Church Leaders Meet Albania’s Prime Minister
02 October 2012 Tirana, Albania [Julian Kastrati, tedNEWS] A delegation from the Adriatic Union Conference headed by its President, Pastor Branko Bistrovic, held a courtesy meeting with Albania's Prime Minister, Prof Dr Sali Berisha. In this visit, Pr. Bistrovic was accompanied by Pr. Sretko Kuburic, AUC Executive Secretary, Dr Dragutin Matak, representing the Religious Liberty…
Read MoreWorld Religious Freedom Congress Calls to Avoid Secular Society’s Lead
24 April 2012, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic [Mark Kellner/Adventist Review; tedNEWS] Addressing nearly 900 delegates and guests at the Seventh World Congress of the International Religious Liberty Association, Denton Lotz, a noted Baptist minister and IRLA president, summarised the purpose of this three-day event: "We're here today because we believe that freedom of religion is…
Read MoreIn Hungary, Amended Religion Law Recognises Seventh-day Adventist Church
28 February 2012 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States [Bettina Krause; TED] A difficult saga for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Hungary took a new turn this week when the nation’s lawmakers voted to restore the denomination’s official church status. Hungary’s parliament amended the country’s controversial “Law on Churches” February 27 to expand the list of officially…
Read MoreWorld Day of Religious Freedom in Croatia
03 February 2012 Zagreb, Croatia [Adventpress Newsletter; tedNEWS] World Day of Religious Freedom in Croatia was marked by an award ceremony on 28th January 2012 at the "Four Points" Hotel in Zagreb which was organised by the Association for religious freedom in the Republic of Croatia. More than two hundred participants, among whom were senior…
Read MoreReintroduced Law Again Jeopardising Status of Some Churches in Hungary
09 January 2012 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States [Elizabeth Lechleitner/ANN; tedNEWS] The saga of securing official church status in Hungary continues, despite what religious liberty advocates called encouraging news late last year when the Constitutional Court struck down the country’s controversial Law of Churches. Prior to that ruling, more than 300 minority faiths among them…
Read MoreHungarian Court Strikes Down Controversial Religious Law
December 19, 2011 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States [Bettina Krause/IRLA/ANN; tedNEWS] A controversial Law of Churches, which was set to deregister all but 14 “historic” religions in Hungary, was struck down today by the country’s Constitutional Court.
Read MoreAnnual ‘Meeting of Experts’ Studies Influence of Secularism on Religious Freedom
30 August 2011 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States [Bettina Krause/IRLA/ANN] Whether secularism threatens religious freedom will become an increasingly significant question for religious groups -- especially religious minorities -- in the coming years, legal experts and academics predicted last week. New South Wales Attorney-General Greg Smith, left, chats with Ken Vogel, IRLA secretary general for…
Read MoreReligious Liberty Advocates Wary of Europe’s Proposed Work-free Sundays
30 June 2011 Brussels, Belgium [APD/ANN] A new alliance promoting fair and balanced work conditions in Europe asked the European Union's Economic and Social Committee last week to declare Sunday a "work-free day" in its new working guidelines for member states. The European Sunday Alliance is a network of 65 civil society organizations, trade unions…
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