Religion: Faith and tolerance

In an example of true religious tolerance, the northern city of Rybnitsa has different churches co-existing in harmony, immediately side by side (and a Jewish synagogue is located nearby, too). Pridnestrovie has earned the right to call itself a Multiethnic Republic. In Pridnestrovie, everyone is a minority. And everyone gets along, respecting the different faiths: The country's diversity has resulted in a rich, multi-faceted culture based on tolerance and understanding.

After years of neglect under Soviet rule, churches and cathedrals all over Pridnestrovie are now being rebuilt and restored. Along with independence for the new country came a revival of the Christian faith and a new for restoring our houses of worship. New churches have been built, too. Following the declaration of independence and the formation of Pridnestrovie as a separate country, church authorities decided to remove the administration of the area's Orthodox Diocese from Chisinau, Moldova. To believers everywhere, this move underscored Pridnestrovie's sovereign status as a separate nation.

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