http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:58:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26150/in-recession-hit-hungary-churches-take-over-state-schools http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26150/in-recession-hit-hungary-churches-take-over-state-schools#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:33:52 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=26150 Local government officials in Hungary are handing state-owned schools over to churches, unable to afford their upkeep during the economic recession, according to church sources.

"Churches are entitled to run schools in Hungary as public service providers, receiving the same taxpayers' money as public sponsors," said Balazs Odor, ecumenical officer of Hungary's Reformed Church. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26150/in-recession-hit-hungary-churches-take-over-state-schools/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25709/christian-news-agency-ordered-to-register-with-hungary-media-authority http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25709/christian-news-agency-ordered-to-register-with-hungary-media-authority#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 05:41:20 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25709 Central and Eastern Europe's first online Christian news agency, BosNewsLife, was ordered Wednesday, February 9, to register with Hungarian authorities under a new controversial law that critics say is part of a crackdown on independent media.

Under the new law electronic media such as BosNewsLife could face fines of over $100,000 and broadcasters nearly $1 million if their news coverage is deemed unbalanced, immoral or violating human dignity.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25709/christian-news-agency-ordered-to-register-with-hungary-media-authority/feed 0