Article 7. Relationship of Religious Organisations and State

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 537.

Article 6. Equality of Religions to the Law

Article 5. Civil Duties and Religious Convictions

Nobody is entitled to evade the fulfillment of the duties established by the Law for the reasons of one's religious convictions.

In the cases provided by the legislative acts of the Republic of Belarus the replacement of some civil duty for another one is allowed.

All Religions and confessions are equal to the Law. No religion or confession shall exercise any privileges or be subject to any restrictions in comparison with another ones.

The state neither charges religious organisations with any state functions nor interferes in the activities of religious organisations unless such activities contradict the legislation. The state does not finance the activities of religious organisations.

Religious organisations do not perform state functions.

Religious organisations are entitled to participate in the social life as well as use the mass media.

Religious organisations neither participate in the activities of political parties and other social action organisations pursuing political ends nor render financial or other support to them.

At the places of divine services the use of the state symbolism, holding of meetings and other events of political nature as well as appearances in public and calls insulting representatives of the state and public authorities, officials and individual citizens are not allowed.

The state shall promote the establishment of the tolerant and respectful relations between the citizens confessing and not confessing the religion, religious organisations of different confessions as well as between their followers.

Religious organisations are obliged to observe the requirements of the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus and legislation in force.

The activities of religious organisations, their bodies and representatives directed against the sovereignty of the Republic of Belarus, its constitution system and civil harmony or associated with the infringement of the rights and freedoms of the citizens is prohibited.