http://beta.razoo.com/blog/show/326 Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:15:06 GMT Latest posts from Brian Aurelio's community blog http://beta.razoo.com/blog_post/711/show <p>Romania has the worst religion law of any country. In Romania a relgion or religious organization must register with the government to receive benefits of being a recognized religion (tax breaks, exemption in employment discrimination based on belief, etc). In order to register with the government a religion must consist of .1% of the population, or about 23,000 people. This creates huge obstacles for both religious minorities and relgious groups like Evangelicals whose structure lends towards smallness with the congregational model compared to Orthodox or Catholics who are organized around a larger diocesean model.</p> Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:15:06 GMT http://beta.razoo.com/blog/rss/533 Brian Aurelio http://beta.razoo.com/blog_post/710/show <p>One important distinction to understand is the difference between a refugee and an internally displaced person. Refugees have crossed an internationally recognized border and fall within the protections of the Refugee Convention and the UNHCR mandate. IDPs are still within the borders of their home country, and do not receive international protection. They are still the responsibility of the government of their country.</p> Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:45:59 GMT http://beta.razoo.com/blog/rss/533 Brian Aurelio