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13.07.2009, 08:56
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Jehovah’s Witnesses, known for their doomsday prophecies, are seen as an extremist cult by the Russian authorities. Banned in many countries, their activities could soon become illegal in Russia as well.
13.07.2009, 15:10
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There are at least tens of thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia and, if banned, they will go into hiding and it will be a source of conflict, says Andrey Zolotov from magazine Russia Profile.
26.01.2010, 08:41
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Russia is considering changing laws that would restrict missionary activity. Officials say the measure is to protect people from damaging cults, but there are serious fears over how it will impact on religious freedom.
21.04.2010, 17:11
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A court in Russia’s Urals has ruled that the materials by L. Ron Hubbard are to be banned as undermining the spiritual basis of life in Russia, says the Prosecutor-General’s official website.
02.10.2009, 15:53
A scientist has sent a statement to the Prosecutor General’s office in Stavropol, Southern Russia, demanding the Old Testament be declared extremist literature.
10.11.2009, 15:06
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A video blog posted by a police officer and addressed to the prime minister has turned into a major scandal on the eve of Russia’s national police day.
22.01.2010, 17:40
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A civil servant working in a district council in Moscow has lost her job for casting a voodoo curse on her boss, or more precisely, for doing it during her working hours.
29.04.2010, 23:47
Bailiff's in the central Russian republic of Bashkortostan are using Orthodox priests in an unorthodox way of making absent fathers and mothers pay child support.
25.06.2010, 16:58
Russian police have passed to court a criminal case against a man who was reportedly trying to kill Patriarch Kirill – the head of the Russian Orthodox Church – with a collective mental attack by a group of followers.
23.09.2010, 19:33
The Russian Orthodox Church has won a long-standing fight with museums over state property confiscated by the Soviet government, after the State Duma adopted a controversial law.
Published: 02 May, 2009, 08:50
The Russian government is considering a bill which would return the ownership of all religious premises to the Russian Orthodox Church. If approved, the church could become the biggest property owner after the state.
The church and state,a two edge sword,the foundation of civilisation ,values based on the First socialist ,in my opinion Christ,unfortunately contradicts govts values ,based on greed and self accummalation,satan principles.anyway the church should be separated from state,but this is the modern day world,no different to the values civilisations have had by people in power since BC and our present anno domini., church and state .always will contradict each other.