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Subject: Moscow victory for Salvation Army Author: herman [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 05:43:29 03/07/02 Thu Author Host/IP: pool-141-157-163-103.bos.east.verizon.net/141.157.163.103 The Salvation Army has won the right to continue operating in Moscow after a long court battle. The international Christian charity was banned from Moscow last year after a local court ruled it was a "paramilitary grouping". -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- " We only want to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and serve suffering humanity " Colonel Kenneth Baillie Salvation Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- But Russia's Constitutional Court has now overturned the verdict, allowing the Salvation Army, whose uniforms and badges are a trademark in their evangelical charity work, to return to the city. The organisation had, in any case, continued to function in other cities across Russia, despite hostility from the Russia's own religious authorities. The Constitutional Court ruled that new legislation on religious organisations could not be used retrospectively against the Salvation Army. The Salvation Army commander responsible for Russia, Colonel Kenneth Baillie, welcomed the decision. "We only want to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and serve suffering humanity," he said. Red tape ahead Earlier, the organisation had suggested the real cause of the conflict in Moscow was the organisation's refusal to pay bribes. go to url for full article http://news.bbc.co.uk/low/english/world/europe/newsid_1858000/1858870.stm [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Subject Author Date Re: Moscow victory for Salvation Army herman 05:48:20 03/07/02 Thu