The Great War brought changes not only to the physical world, but also to the spiritual. The desire to get away from everything connected with the aggressor country led not only to the rejection of Russian content, but also to the desire to switch to a different church calendar, which arose among Ukrainians. So, in March, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church announced such a transition, and on May 24, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

The more interesting are the results of the survey, which was conducted by the Razumkov Center commissioned by ZN. UA in April-May of this year. He showed that the beliefs of Ukrainians in the church sphere are formed mainly under the influence of oral art, writes in his article “War. How the relationship of Ukrainians with God and the Church has changed” Ekaterina Shchetkina.

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Thus, according to the survey, we receive information about the church directly from each other: 60.5% of respondents trust information about the church received from friends and acquaintances, only 7% do not trust such information. For comparison: 40% trust what the authorities say about the church, 18.7% trust the secular media (31% do not trust).

This circumstance also has a downside.. Poll ZN. UA and showed that the voice of churches is almost inaudible: 63% of respondents do not receive information from church media (19% of respondents trust them).

Read more about the relationship between church, state and society in other articles by Ekaterina Shchetkina.