Russians value tolerance and civility more than freedom of speech — poll
Some
67% of respondents believe that those working in the world of art
should not insult religious sensitivities by their creations
TASS,
13
August, 2015
MOSCOW,
August 13. /TASS/. Russians value religious feelings, tolerance and
civility above freedom of speech, suggest opinion poll findings
showing more than two-thirds rate tolerance in society ahead of
unrestrained expression.
"Most
respondents [68%] are sure that citizens’ first priority must be
tolerance and civility, not freedom of speech," the Russian
Public Opinion Research Center announced on Thursday after an April
poll of 1,600 people across 46 Russian regions. Twenty-seven percent
took an opposite view, the pollsters said.
Similar
findings recorded 67% of respondents saying that those working in the
world of art should not insult religious sensitivities by their
creations, a figure rising to 77% among the older generation. A
quarter of those questioned said they had witnessed religious
feelings being insulted.
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