Editing Eastern Orthodox Church (section)

=== Relations with Islam ===

[[Image:1821 atrocities Constantinople.jpg|thumb|The [[Constantinople Massacre of 1821|Constantinople Massacre of April 1821]]: a religious persecution of the Greek population of [[Constantinople]] under the Ottomans. Patriarch [[Gregory V of Constantinople]] was executed.]]

According to [[Bat Ye'or]], [[Dhimma|Christians under Islamic rule]] were [[Rum Millet|denied equality of rights]] since they were forced to pay the ''[[jizya]]'' poll tax.<ref>Bat Ye'or, ''[[The Decline of Eastern Christianity Under Islam]]''</ref>

In 2007, Metropolitan [[Hilarion Alfeyev|Alfeyev]] expressed the possibility of peaceful coexistence between Islam and [[Christianity]] in Russia, as the two religions have never had religious wars in Russia.<ref>{{cite magazine|url = http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2011/may/fromrussialove.html?start=4| title = From Russia, with Love | quote = If we speak about Islam (and of course if we mean moderate Islam), then I believe there is the possibility of peaceful coexistence between Islam and Christianity. This is what we have had in Russia for centuries, because Russian Islam has a very long tradition. But we never had religious wars. Nowadays we have a good system of collaboration between Christian denominations and Islam. | magazine = [[Christianity Today]] | access-date = 31 December 2007}}</ref>