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MosNews.com, Russia
Oct. 11, 2006
www.mosnews.com

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ReligionNewsBlog.com • Item 16247 • Posted: Thursday October 12, 2006  

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A new decision from the European Court of Human Rights has found that the Russian government was wrong in assuming that Salvation Army members would “inevitably break Russian law”, World Net Daily reports.

There was no evidence before the domestic courts that in seven years of its existence the applicant branch, its members or founders had contravened any Russian law or pursued objectives other than those listed in its articles of associations, notably the advancement of the Christian faith and acts of charity, the court said.

Moreover, the court said the discriminatory action taken by the Russian government against the Salvation Army was a serious and dangerous assault against religious freedom.

The ruling has cleared the way for the Salvation Army to regain its humanitarian footing in Russian.

The Salvation Army had been denied recognition by the Russian government and forced to liquidate its assets because of the use of the word “army” in the name, as well as the corporate structure which recognized an international headquarters in London.

The government concluded the Salvation Army’s Book of Order and Regulations “leads one to conclude that the charter assumes that the members of the organization will inevitability break Russian law” even though the organization’s goals are to feed the poor and meet the needs of the homeless.

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