REVITALIZED ORTHODOXY AND LGBT PEOPLE IN CONTEMPORARY SERBIA

Miloš Jovanović

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Last page
92

Abstract


The paper deals with the relation of the dominant religious confession in Serbia towards non-heterosexuality. After considering the attitude of Christianity in general, and Orthodoxy in particular, towards “different” sexual orientations, some of the statements of senior Church officials are cited as an illustration of that attitude. After that, some of the findings of the research of the Serbian population on the attitude towards religion and homosexuality are provided. A special form of religious nationalism that exists in Serbia is associated with the intensity and content of the negative attitude towards homosexuality. At the end of the paper the results of research attitudes towards homosexuality in 39 countries are presented, where special attention is given to the connection of religion with (non)acceptance of homosexuality.


Keywords

LGBT, orthodox christianity, Serbian Orthodox church, Serbia.

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