Azerbaijan National Academy of Science: Religious legislation needs to be improved

Religious legislation in Azerbaijan needs to be improved, Isa Habibbayli, the President of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS), said at the Forum of Azerbaijan Religious Leaders held in Baku, Report informs.

According to Habibbayli, if religious education is not based on scientific foundations, it may be directed towards fanaticism and other tendencies, and removed from the sphere of national-moral values.

Habibbayli stated that the steps taken in recent years indicate the beginning of a new stage of religious education in Azerbaijan:

"I believe that the improvement and modernization of legislation on religion should continue. In this matter, utilizing both religious scholars and scientific experiences will provide significant support to the effectiveness of religious education."