In 2006,the Russian parliament passed anti-extremism legislation that expanded the definition of extremism to include the slandering of a public official, hindering the work of authorities and involvement in hooliganism or vandalism for ideological, religious or ethnic reasons.

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Also, and this could be more important, it is becoming more willing to tolerate religious involvement in the public sphere.

ECONOMIST: American values

The government has also claimed that the introduction of new syllabuses for the subject and the involvement of religious organisations had contributed to the increase in numbers taking the subject.

BBC: Religion pulls in GCSE students

Indeed, in America the constitution expressly bans the involvement of the state in religious matters, so it would be especially outrageous if the constitution were now to be used for religious ends.

ECONOMIST: It rests on equality, liberty and even society