ANALYSIS OF SOME ASPECTS OF RELIGIOUS POLICY IN KAZAKHSTAN

Abstract

Currently, representatives of more than 140 ethnic and 18 religious groups live together in Kazakhstan, among which favorable conditions for coexistence and development have been formed in the country. The development of religions in Kazakhstan is the result of a well-established state policy aimed at ensuring freedom of religion, spiritual progress, preservation and strengthening of civil peace and interfaith harmony in the country. Over the past two decades, the situation in the field of religions and interfaith relations has changed significantly. The analysis of the state and dynamics of the religious situation shows that the religiosity of the younger generation is increasing. Moreover, it increases not only due to the natural need of the individual for spiritual self-determination, but also due to the activities of pseudo-religious organizations that seek to destroy the generally accepted cultural and spiritual traditions that have developed in society. In this regard, this article analyzes the results of a sociological survey, the purpose of which is to determine the opinion of citizens on some aspects of state policy in the religious sphere.