politics
April 6, 2026
LSV: Serbian Orthodox Church should start paying taxes instead of founding a university with the state
The opposition party League of Social Democrats of Vojvodina – Vojvođani (LSV) assessed today that the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) and the state should not be involved in founding a joint university "since Serbia is a secular country."

TL;DR
- LSV believes the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) and the state should not establish a joint university due to Serbia being a secular country.
- The party criticizes the government's memorandum of understanding with the SPC for the University 'Saint Sava'.
- LSV states that the state and church are separate and should not be partners in education.
- The party suggests the church should pay taxes and address pedophilia within its ranks.
- LSV emphasizes that universities should be spaces for free thought and knowledge, not dogma.
- The SPC stated that the memorandum is a framework for future cooperation, not the establishment of the university itself.
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