Proselytization in Greece: Criminal Offense vs. Religious Persuasion and Equality

Anyone engaging in proselytization shall be liable to imprisonment and a fine of between 1,000 and 50,000 drachmas; he shall, moreover, be subject to police supervision for a period of between six months and one year to be fixed by the court when convicting the offender.By "proselytization"...

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Published in:Journal of law and religion
Main Author: Kyriazopoulos, Kyriakos N. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2005
In: Journal of law and religion
Year: 2005, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 149-245
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Summary:Anyone engaging in proselytization shall be liable to imprisonment and a fine of between 1,000 and 50,000 drachmas; he shall, moreover, be subject to police supervision for a period of between six months and one year to be fixed by the court when convicting the offender.By "proselytization" is meant, in particular, any direct or indirect attempt to intrude on the religious beliefs of a person of a different religious persuasion (eterodoxos), with the aim of undermining those beliefs, either by any kind of inducement or promise of an inducement or moral support or material assistance, or by fraudulent means or by taking advantage of the other person’s inexperience, trust, need, low intellect or naivete.The commission of such an offence in a school or other educational establishment or philanthropic institution shall constitute a particularly aggravating circumstance."
ISSN:2163-3088
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of law and religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/4144686