Religious beliefs in the face of modern challenges during the war

Representatives of most religions in Ukraine serve in the Armed Forces. These include Christians (Orthodox, Catholics, and Protestants of various denominations), Jews, and Muslims. The Institute of Military Chaplains was established in the Armed Forces to meet the religious needs of servicemen. However, there are religions whose teachings prohibit believers from harming or killing other beings. In the context of the army, this means not taking up arms. These include Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Krishnaism. Watch Ukraine in flames #642 to find out about the meaning of religious identity in the context of the war and the participation of representatives of religious minorities, particularly Krishnaites, in the defense of Ukraine against Russian aggression.

Guests:

Oksana Horkusha, Senior Researcher at the department of religious studies at the Skovoroda Institute of Philosophy Mykhailo Tashkov, Officer of the assault aviation brigade, Head of the preaching and volunteer project "Spiritual Matter" Mykolai Karpitsky, Professor of the Volodymyr Dahl East Ukrainian National University Timecodes

00:00 - Intro

02:38 - (Horkusha) “Religion as a tool to build the “Russian world””

07:36 - (Tashkov) “What divides Krishnaites in Ukraine?”

12:33 - (Karpitsky) “We must unite around good”

15:32 – Outro