US EditionEstonian Parliament Makes Second Attempt to Ban Estonian Orthodox Christian Church
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The Estonian Parliament adopted on Wednesday a controversial legal provision which allows religious organizations to maintain links with centres or spiritual leaders from "the host countries", a provision designed primarily to strengthen the Russian Orthodox Church...
Estonian Parliament makes second attempt to ban Estonian Orthodox Christian Church
In the new version of the amendments, churches and other institutions were given an extension from two to six months to make changes to their statutes to sever any ties with Russia. The Estonian Church has already amended its name and statutes to more fully reflect its legal and administrative independence, but politicians continue their campaign against it.
Estonia: Parliament approves ban on Orthodox Church’s ties with Moscow Patriarchate | Orthodox Times (en)
On June 17, 2025, the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) approved a revised version of the amendment to the Law on Churches and Congregations, a move that essentially mandates the severance of ties between the Orthodox Church in Estonia and the Moscow Patriarchate. This decision follows President Alar Karis’s refusal to ratify the original law on April 24, citing concerns that certain restrictions imposed on religious freedom and freedom of associa…
The Estonian parliament on Wednesday adopted a new version of amendments to the law on churches and parishes directed against church institutions that support aggression against another state.
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