In Russia, country's Orthodox state symbols are at the centre of a new controversy

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/reporting_religion.shtml



This is audio only, but it is mainly a protest by Russian Muslims that there is too much Christianity on the Russian Coat of Arms that is put on Russian passports.

Removal of religion from the Public Square has spread to Russia (of all places!)

Here is a picture of it (can you find the little crosses?)...

http://www.russianembassy.org.za/russia/russia/emblem.html