Greece
In modern day Greece, the Greek Orthodox Church has the status of state religion, and consequently, alternative religions such as Hellenic Neopaganism may be subject to discrimination.
The Greek Society of Attic Friends, which state that it has 40,000 members, has been unsuccessful when they asked for recognition as a legal religion and were denied the right to build a temple in Athens and to use existing temples for worship.
In 2006 an Athens court ordered the worship of the old Greek gods to be unbanned and a place of worship has been recognized by court.
Read more about this topic: Religious Discrimination Against Neopagans
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