General overview
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The Constitution provides for freedom of conscience and belief in the Art. 41 (hereafter: the right to religious freedom). It broadly protects the freedom of self-definition and it refers not (...)
The Constitution provides for freedom of conscience and belief in the Art. 41 (hereafter: the right to religious freedom). It broadly protects the freedom of self-definition and it refers not only to religious beliefs but also to moral, philosophical and other worldviews. This article gives the assurance of freedom of conscience (the positive entitlement), the right of a person to have no religious or other beliefs, or not to manifest such beliefs (the negative entitlement), and the right of parents to determine their children’s upbringing in the area of freedom of conscience. Art. 41 of the Constitution also refers to other constitutional rights, such as the right to personal dignity and safety (Art. 34 of the Constitution), the protection of the right to privacy and personality rights (Art. 35 of the Constitution), the protection of personal data (Art. 38 of the Constitution), the freedom of expression (Art. 39 of the Constitution), the right of assembly and association (Art. 42 of the Constitution), the right to conscientious objection (Article 46 of the Constitution) and the rights and duties of parents (Art. 54 of the Constitution).
The general position of Churches and other religious communities is regulated by the Art. 7 of the Constitution, which comprises: (1) the principle of separation of the state and religious communities, (2) the principle of equality among religious communities, and (3) the principle of free activity (autonomy) of religious communities within the legal order.
In February 2007 the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia enacted a new Religious Freedom Act (hereafter: the RFA), which regulates the implementation of constitutional provisions on religious freedom. The RFA also determines the legal status of churches and other religious communities, their register, their rights, and conditions and procedures for their registration. The RFA entered into force on 3 March 2007, and has started to be entirely applied on 3 June 2007.
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Register of Churches and other religious communities
No. Name Address of the siege Year of registration 1. The Catholic Church Ljubljana, Ciril Metodov trg 4 1976 2. Evangelical Church in the Republic of Slovenia Murska Sobota, Slovenska ulica (...)
| No. | Name | Address of the siege | Year of registration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Catholic Church | Ljubljana, Ciril Metodov trg 4 | 1976 |
| 2. | Evangelical Church in the Republic of Slovenia | Murska Sobota, Slovenska ulica 15 | 1976 |
| 3. | Jewish Community of Slovenia – Jewish Community of Ljubljana | Ljubljana, Tržaška cesta 2 | 1976 |
| 4. | Union of Baptist Churches in the Republic of Slovenia | Celje, Janševa ulica 1 | 1976 |
| 5. | Serbian Orthodox Church Metropolitanate of Zagreb and Ljubljana | Ljubljana, Gruberjevo nabrežje 20 | 1976 |
| 6. | Islamic Community in the Republic of Slovenia | Ljubljana, Grabloviceva ulica 14 | 1976 |
| 7. | The Pentecostal Church in the Republic of Slovenia | Novo mesto, Trdinova ulica 27 | 1976 |
| 8. | Seventh-day Adventist Church | Ljubljana, Njegoševa cesta 15 | 1976 |
| 9. | Jehovah’s Witnesses – Christian Religious Community | Kamnik, Groharjeva ulica 22 | 1976 |
| 10 | Christian Brethren Assembly | Mali vrh 1a | 1981 |
| 11 | The New Apostolic Church in Slovenia | Maribor, Glavni trg 3 | 1982 |
| 12 | The Free Church in the Republic of Slovenia | Zasip, Stagne 18 | 1983 |
| 13 | Society for Krishna Consciousness | Ljubljana, Žibertova ulica 27 | 1983 |
| 14 | Liberal Catholic Church | Ljubljana, Linhartova cesta 64 | 1984 |
| 15 | LECTORIUM ROSICRUCIANUM The International School of the Golden Rosycross | Ljubljana, Celovška cesta 280 | 1987 |
| 16 | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Ljubljana, Šišenska cesta 48 | 1991 |
| 17 | Universal Life | Ljubljana, Celovška cesta 87 | 1991 |
| 18 | Unification Church | Škofljica, Dolenjska cesta 419 | 1991 |
| 19 | Baha’i Community of Slovenia | Ljubljana, Bohinjceva ulica 8 | 1992 |
| 20 | The Ordo Templi Orientis | Ljubljana, Kotnikova ulica 21 | 1992 |
| 21 | Reformation Christian Church of Slovenia | Motvarjevci | 1993 |
| 22 | The Shri Radhakunda – Community for Shri Gauranga Consciousness | Labor 46 | 1994 |
| 23 | Macedonian Orthodox Community in the Republic of Slovenia »Saint Clement of Ohrid« | Ljubljana, Hruševska 43d | 1994 |
| 24 | BUDDHA DHARMA – Union of the Buddhists in the Republic of Slovenia | Ptuj, Hajdoše 68 | 1995 |
| 25 | Church of Scientology | Koper, Ulica za gradom 21 | 1995 |
| 26 | The Church of Jezus Christ »Living Water« | Portorož, Pot k izviru 23 | 1995 |
| 27 | New Generation Christian Center | Ljubljana, Ulica Franca Mlakarja 3 | 1995 |
| 28 | The Evangelical Baptist Community | Celje, Pohorska ulica 6 | 1997 |
| 29 | International Christian Fellowship | Log pri Brezovici, Cesta v Lipovce 20 | 1997 |
| 30 | The White Gnostic Church | Poljšica pri Podnartu 8 | 1999 |
| 31 | Sacrament of Transition | Maribor, Ulica bratov Greifov 14 | 1999 |
| 32 | Christian Church Kalvarija | Celje, Hribarjeva 8 | 2003 |
| 33 | Buddhist Congregation Dharmaling | Ljubljana, Melikova ulica 1 | 2003 |
| 34 | Hindu Religious Community in Slovenia | Ljubljana, Derceva ulica 41 | 2003 |
| 35 | Christian Outreach Center Ljubljana | Ljubljana, Ob železnici 18 | 2003 |
| 36 | The Universal Religious Community of the Rising Sun | Hocko Pohorje 64 | 2003 |
| 37 | Raelian Religion in Slovenia | Ljubljana, Dunajska cesta 106 | 2004 |
| 38 | "Church of New Covenant" - Slovenia | Verd, Cesta na Barju 7 | 2004 |
| 39 | The Holy Church Annasann | Celje, Novi trg 16 | 2004 |
| 40 | The Reformed Evangelical Church | Ljubljana, Polje cesta VI 10 | 2004 |
| 41 | The Muslim Community of Slovenia | Ljubljana, Pražakova ulica 14 | 2006 |
| 42 | New Life Church | Murska Sobota, Industrijska ulica 2 | 2006 |
| 43 | Orisha Spiritual Community - Energies of the Nature | Podcetrtek, Tržaška cesta 91 | 2007 |
Source: the Register of churches and other religious communities in the Republic of Slovenia kept by the Office of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia for Religious Communities (the Office) based on the Religious Freedom Act (Official Gazette of the RS, 14/07).
In the table, names are preceded by serial numbers of the entry in the register, while the last column displays the year of the entry in the list of religious communities kept by the Office pursuant to Article 3 of the Decision Establishing the Office of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia for Religious Communities (Official Gazette of the RS, No. 72/93) before the register had been established.
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