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Today, the Association of Serbian Atheists asked Defense Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic to apologize to citizens for the abuse of the army during the funeral of the Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) Irinej, because the Serbian army is the army of all its citizens, not just Orthodox citizens. “.”
Photo: Serbian Orthodox Church / Deacon Dragan S. TanasijevićSerbian atheists stated in a press release that the Serbian Constitution, which says that Serbia is a secular state, in which the church and religious communities are separated from the state, as well as the Serbian Army Law, was seriously violated.
They recalled that the Garda, which made a line in paying tribute to the late patriarch, was intended to secure vital defense system facilities and military honors to the highest foreign, national and military officials.
Atheists in Serbia evaluated the statement of the Ministry of Defense as “a flagrant violation of the principle of secularism”, which affirms that the traditional unity of the Army and the Serbian Orthodox Church as centuries-old and permanent pillars of the state of Serbia is symbolically confirmed by the funeral. of the patriarch.
“The unity of the Serbian army and the Serbian Orthodox Church is inadmissible according to the Constitution of the Republic of Serbia (Article 11), as well as according to the Serbian Army Law (Article 13),” said the Serbian atheists.
They added that the presence of the State security forces was much more necessary, in order to ensure respect for epidemiological measures during the parade of citizens and subsequent communion with the same equipment.
They added that members of the Serbian army can attend the rites related to the last farewell to the patriarch, but not as professional soldiers.
It is claimed that even when the patriarch passed away, contrary to the law, but also to human morals, he gained an advantage over the more than a thousand remaining kovida-19 deaths.
“Stop humiliating us and divide us into castes of the privileged and the humiliated. Stop humiliating institutions and establishments. Stop violating the Constitution and laws, “said Serbian atheists.
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