16/11/2018 22:11 - "I now caption all my IG stories so our deaf brothers and sisters can follow along too," the representative-elect wrote on Twitter. ...
16/11/2018 18:11 - The EconomistThe Greek Orthodox Church faces a battle over secularisationThe EconomistLike almost everything else in Greece, debates over the future of the church are likely to be embroiled in left-right electoral politics. Next year there will be a bitter contest between Syriza, presenting itself as the party which guided Greece out of ...and more ...
16/11/2018 18:11 - Greek Leader’s Efforts to Loosen Church-State Ties Are Met With Skepticism The New York TimesATHENS — An effort by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras of Greece to start severing cozy ties between the state and the Greek Orthodox Church, including taking priests off civil service payrolls, has opened up divisions within the church, which has played a dominant role in the country’s life for centuries. In a surprise news conference last week, Mr. Tsipras and the head of the Orthodox Church, Archbishop Ieronymos, announced a tentative deal to remove clerics from the state payroll and to resolve a longstanding dispute over church property. The Holy Synod, the church’s governing body, whose a... ...