Lawmakers in Estonia have again passed a controversial church bill twice rejected by Alar Karis as unconstitutional Estonia’s parliament has passed a controversial law aimed at the country’s largest Christian denomination, ignoring repeated objections from President Alar Karis. The bill bans religious groups from ties with foreign entities deemed security threats, and is widely seen as targeting the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC). Lawmakers first approved it in April, but Karis twice refused to