▁children ▁to ▁learn ▁the ▁bas ics ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁traditional ▁relig ions ▁or ▁sec ular ▁eth ics ). ▁His ▁approach ▁to ▁religious ▁policy ▁has ▁been ▁character ized ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁support ▁for ▁religious ▁fre ed oms , ▁but ▁also ▁the ▁attempt ▁to ▁un ify ▁different ▁relig ions ▁under ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Put in ▁was ▁hon ored ▁in ▁Beth le hem ▁and ▁a ▁street ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁him . ▁ ▁Put in ▁regularly ▁att ends ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁services ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁Orth odox ▁Christian ▁hol id ays . ▁He ▁established ▁a ▁good ▁relationship ▁with ▁Patri arch s ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Church , ▁the ▁late ▁Alex y ▁II ▁of ▁Moscow ▁and ▁the ▁current ▁Kir ill ▁of ▁Moscow . ▁As ▁president , ▁he ▁took ▁an ▁active ▁personal ▁part ▁in ▁prom oting ▁the ▁Act ▁of ▁Can on ical ▁Comm union ▁with ▁the ▁Moscow ▁Patri arch ate , ▁signed ▁ 1 7 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁that ▁restored ▁relations ▁between ▁the ▁Moscow - based ▁Russian ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁and ▁the ▁Russian ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁Out side ▁Russia ▁after ▁the ▁ 8 0 - year ▁sch ism . ▁ ▁Under ▁Put in , ▁the ▁Has id ic ▁F J CR ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁influ ential ▁within ▁the ▁Jewish ▁community , ▁partly ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁Federation - support ing ▁business men ▁medi ated ▁through ▁their ▁al li ances ▁with ▁Put in , ▁not ably ▁Lev ▁Lev iev ▁and