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Greece
Greek Parliament Members Take Oath to Christ, Allah and their Honor
The members of the new Greek Parliament took the oath of office on Thursday, February 5, in the presence of Archbishop Ieronymos. The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece performed the standard benediction, and then the parliament members swore...
Greece
Alexandroupolis Metropolitan in Favor of Religious Oath Abolition
Abolition of the religious oath in courts and inaugurations of elected officials, and its replacement by a civil oath, is proposed by Metropolitan Anthimos of Alexandroupolis in northern Greece.
A day after new Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras refused to...
Greece
New Greek PM Takes Oath of Honor and Conscience, Not Religious Oath [video]
SYRIZA leader and new Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras took an oath of honor and conscience and not a religious oath in his swearing-in ceremony at Maximos Mansion, Greece , at 4 p.m. today.
This is the first time a...
Europe
Greek NGO Wants End to Oath
The European Court of Human Rights will hold a hearing on Jan. 8 regarding an appeal made by Greek Helsinki Monitor, which is calling on the abolishment of requiring witnesses in court to swear a religious oath before testifying.
The members of the...
Greece
ECHR Finds Religious Oath in Greek Courts Against Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) unanimously ruled against Greece for violating human rights of freedom of thought, conscience, and religion by requiring all court participants to take an Orthodox Christian oath on a Bible.
The ECHR tried the...