LEGAL REGULATION OF RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS IN BELARUS

Abstract

 Spiritual culture has a direct impact on all spheres of life of society and the 
state, including economics and politics. Religious organizations and the state in modern Belarus 
are in a state of dialogue and cooperation, therefore, research on the problems of church-state 
legal relations is of great practical importance, not only culturological and philosophical, but 
also political and legal. Given the special role of the state in determining the set of legal means 
for interaction with other social institutions, it is important to study the legal relations of the 
Church and the state within the framework of the subject field of legal sciences. This article 
analyzes the legal status of religious organizations in Belarus on the basis of national and 
international normative legal acts regulating this area. The main focus of the work is on the 
study of primary sources. The purpose of the article is to give a general overview of the legal 
status of religious organizations in Belarus, one of the Eurasian states.