Framing of Abortion and Church-State Relations in Russian Orthodox Online Portals

Over the past two decades, clerics in the Russian Orthodox Church have found a new outlet for morality policy discussions: news portals, blogs, and other sites that comprise a virtual public sphere of Russian Orthodox online media. One prominent issue discussed herein is abortion in Russia, a subjec...

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Autore principale: Hill, Caroline (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: MDPI 2021
In: Religions
Anno: 2021, Volume: 12, Fascicolo: 12
Altre parole chiave:B morality policy
B Mediatization
B Orthodox Christian
B Media
B Russian Orthodox Church
B Framing
B Online
B Abortion
B Russia
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Riepilogo:Over the past two decades, clerics in the Russian Orthodox Church have found a new outlet for morality policy discussions: news portals, blogs, and other sites that comprise a virtual public sphere of Russian Orthodox online media. One prominent issue discussed herein is abortion in Russia, a subject that has spawned debates about possible regulation and prevention measures. This article analyzes statements regarding abortion made by clerics and others serving in the Russian Orthodox Church via Russian Orthodox online portals. Using typologies for framing strategies established through research of morality policy and church-state relations in Russia, this analysis will show that rational-instrumental frames were employed more frequently than religiously based or procedural arguments, and frames expressing affinity and disillusionment with the state were utilized more often than those evoking church-state symphony or anti-government disestablishment. In addition, it will shed light on framing strategies between online portals with varying degrees of proximity to the Moscow Patriarchate.
ISSN:2077-1444
Comprende:Enthalten in: Religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.3390/rel12121084