18 January 2008
SERBIA: LEGAL STATUS POSSIBLE "IN 450-500 YEARS"?
http://www.forum18.org/Archive
Serbia continues to deny legal status to religious minority communities
for reasons - if they are given - which are not found in the Religion Law,
Forum 18 News Service has found. The principal person responsible appears
to be former Religion Minister Milan Radulovic, who is now an adviser in
the Ministry. He refuses some registration applications if the community:
refuses to unite with similar communities; is an Orthodox church which is
not viewed as part of the Serbian Orthodox Church; is not monotheist; does
not have a headquarters in another country; or is seen as non-traditional
or philosophical. Speaking to Forum 18, Radulovic has repeatedly said that
communities "who are not monotheistic cannot be registered." Radulovic also
said that "some of these groups might become part of the structure in
450-500 years when they pass historical tests." Current Religion Minister
Radomir Naumov appears to be content to let Radulovic make the decisions.
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