on May 23, 2015 in World News
Faith defender: Orthodox politician seeks ombudsman post for traditional religions
Faith defender: Orthodox politician seeks ombudsman post for traditional religions A staunchly Christian St. Petersburg MP known for his anti-gay statements has prepared a bill to create the position of ‘ombudsman for believers’ rights’, who would defend followers of Russian Orthodox Church, Islam, Judaism and Buddhism. MP of the St. Petersburg City legislature Vitaly Milonov told Izvestia daily that Russia had a lot of officials responsible for various aspects of human rights and defending various social groups. However, the authorities have never considered a special representative for the rights of believers, even though religious people can be described as the… View Article
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