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Christian Life
Belarus is on its way to extinction, but there is a way to survive
Belarus kept its demographic problems hidden for several years, but can no longer hide that its population is on its way to extinction. Surprisingly, this is not because of a lack of prosperity, as many always think, Zmicier writes. For the past three years, the Belarusian State Ministry of Statistics…
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What Pakistani migrants can teach Belarussian Christians
Belarus may be known as the “hermit kingdom” within Europe, but its government wants to invite Pakistani migrants into the country. While the migrant scheme remains highly controversial, Christians should respond differently, Chviedaruk writes. > Stay up to date with Christian news in Europe? Sign up for CNE's newsletter. The word…
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What should a Christian say in the face of dictators?
Imagine that you have the opportunity to go to a religious meeting with the Belarusian president Lukashenko. What would you say if you had five minutes to speak in that service? Zmicier Chviedaruk from Belarus gives some thoughts. > Stay up to date with Christian news in Europe? Sign up…
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Can Christians in Belarus do something other than send their kids to the regime's school?
Like all autocrats, Belarussian President Lukashenko is using the school as an instrument for this regime. Zmicier Chviedaruk explains that this is a real challenge for Christians. It is hard to believe, but I went to school in Minsk for the first time almost 30 years ago. It was an…
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Column from Belarus: This is why the talk about traditional values is just a smokescreen
Are you tired of the cultural war in the West? Then Belarus might be like an oasis for you. Many Westerners look like weary travellers in the desert: Exhausted by controversial arguments and unjustified accusations, they retreat from the conservative political line and seek shade, shelter, and drinking water. Often,…
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Column from Belarus: Testimonies about domestic abuse is not always what they seem to be
How would you see an important person who was accused of domestic abuse on social media? We are easily spurned by angry emotions. But is trial by media fair?Several weeks ago, the Belarusian liberal community tried to answer a rather difficult question: Should we trust people's stories posted on Facebook,…
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Column from Belarus: How a dictator abuses the truth about marriage and family
Have you ever dreamt of living in a European country where traditional values are respected and even protected by the law? Where marriage is only a union between one man and one woman. Think about Belarus! But before you, Western Europeans, are trying to sell your houses and get a…
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Column from Belarus: Why ultra-Orthodox activists are fighting against national culture
Orthodox activists are starting a strange campaign in Belarus, writes columnist Zmicier Chvedaruk. “These activists are saying that other cultures are violent and shouldn’t exist at all.” Is there a Holy national culture nowadays like it used to be in times of the Old Testament? Ultra-Orthodox activists from Belarus are…
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Column from Belarus: Can propaganda unite people?
All Belarusian schools held an official day of Belarusian People's Unity on September 15. But Zmicier Chviedaruk feels some happiness that Belarusians are still divided. In every classroom, every boy and girl heard an online lecture from the country's dictator, who has “ruled” the state for the last 29 years.…
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