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Russian regime declared Jehovahs Witnesses to be extremist. Crazy. Whatever they are extremists they are not. Compared to other denominations, especially Orthodox, Witnesses are the least cult like. 80% or something like that of children raised by Jehovahs witness families do not emulate their parents' religious choices.
IMO any country has the right to ban foreign proselytizers. Russia had a law on the books for awhile in the 90's that banned any proselytizing that didn't represent one of the 4 religions that are historical to Russia. They should re-instate that law. Russia was overrun in the early 90's with Hare Krishna kids and all kinds of riff-raff.
IMO any country has the right to ban foreign proselytizers. Russia had a law on the books for awhile in the 90's that banned any proselytizing that didn't represent one of the 4 religions that are historical to Russia. They should re-instate that law. Russia was overrun in the early 90's with Hare Krishna kids and all kinds of riff-raff.
Really? I know a few Russian witnesses, they are no more foreign than Orthodox Church goers, witnesses are not 90s transplants on the Russian soil, there is long history of persecution the Jehovah's Witnesses became one of the most persecuted religious groups in the Soviet Union during the post-World War II Orhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Jehovah's_Witnesses. Or you want to say that religious ideas (of non violent kind) are subject to national jurisdiction? Where does Russian Constitution says that (as pointless as that document is) Everyone shall be guaranteed the right to freedom of conscience, to freedom of religious worship, including the right to profess, individually or jointly with others, any religion, or to profess no religion, to freely choose, possess and disseminate religious or other beliefs, and to act in conformity with them.
IMO any country has the right to ban foreign proselytizers. Russia had a law on the books for awhile in the 90's that banned any proselytizing that didn't represent one of the 4 religions that are historical to Russia. They should re-instate that law. Russia was overrun in the early 90's with Hare Krishna kids and all kinds of riff-raff.
Dont worry, Nikita, you can keep your favorite photo of der Fuhrer for time being but remember about the London tea.
Vladimir Putin knelt in Moscow’s Red Square and kissed the tummy of a five-year-old boy.
Struck by the bizarre encounter with the Kremlin chief, Nikita Konkin, the boy in the photo said: 'I wasn't ticklish at all. I felt something good.' At the time it seemed nothing more than a slightly ill-judged publicity stunt.
But months later it would be the catalyst for a bizarre sequence of events that led to exiled former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko and Putin enemy allegedly signing his death warrant by accusing his nemesis of being a paedophile.
Today ten years on from their awkward encounter in Red Square Nikita looks back on it fondly.
At the time he had been on a day trip with his Kolomensk kindergarten when his grandmother, Valentina, had shoved him to the front of a group of crowded boys and in front of the president.
Valentina said he was so star struck from that kiss, Nikita refused to wash his stomach afterwards.
Really? I know a few Russian witnesses, they are no more foreign than Orthodox Church goers, witnesses are not 90s transplants on the Russian soil, there is long history of persecution the Jehovah's Witnesses became one of the most persecuted religious groups in the Soviet Union during the post-World War II Orhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Jehovah's_Witnesses. Or you want to say that religious ideas (of non violent kind) are subject to national jurisdiction? Where does Russian Constitution says that (as pointless as that document is) Everyone shall be guaranteed the right to freedom of conscience, to freedom of religious worship, including the right to profess, individually or jointly with others, any religion, or to profess no religion, to freely choose, possess and disseminate religious or other beliefs, and to act in conformity with them.
Yeah, same with the Pentacostals. That doesn't mean they fit the definition of being a historical faith native to Russia. From Wiki:
Religion in Russia is diverse, with a 1997 law naming Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Judaism as important in Russian history. Orthodox Christianity (Russian: Православие Pravoslaviye) is Russia's traditional and largest religion, deemed a part of Russia's "historical heritage" in the law passed in 1997.About 95% of the registered Orthodox parishes belong to the Russian Orthodox Church while there are a number of smaller Orthodox Churches.Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 there has been a widespread revival of Siberian shamanism throughout Russia.
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You make democracy cry.
Off with their heads!
IDK, I thought it was a pretty good law. Remember; Russia isn't America. Or Finland.
Yeah, same with the Pentacostals. That doesn't mean they fit the definition of being a historical faith native to Russia. From Wiki:
Religion in Russia is diverse, with a 1997 law naming Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Judaism as important in Russian history. Orthodox Christianity (Russian: Православие Pravoslaviye) is Russia's traditional and largest religion, deemed a part of Russia's "historical heritage" in the law passed in 1997.About 95% of the registered Orthodox parishes belong to the Russian Orthodox Church while there are a number of smaller Orthodox Churches.Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 there has been a widespread revival of Siberian shamanism throughout Russia.
Off with their heads!
IDK, I thought it was a pretty good law. Remember; Russia isn't America. Or Finland.
Mmm Why did you think that?
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