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School forces child to attend religious rite

Published: 27 February, 2009, 01:31
Edited: 17 May, 2010, 13:45

A 6-year-old boy has reportedly been forced to take part in a religious ceremony at a public school.

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Anton February 27, 2009, 14:35 quote

This is outrageous, and is proof of the Russian Orthodox Church rising with the help of the Government, this is insane, are they going to feed a child this religious nonsense, just like they fed children communist/socialist ideals!?

Edmond V.O. Katusz May 17, 2010, 13:02 quote

Unbelievable that this is happening in Russia. During the terrible reign of the Communist regime, people began more or less to understand what Marx meant with "Religion is opium of the people". Now those clerical bast*rds are returning. Idiocy it is. Many people in Russia and the Federation are stivelled by this predator capitalism and now they will be kept stupid and herdlike by the orthodox church. @Anton I heaven't seen true socialism amywhere in the world. Greetings, Edmond V.O. Katusz

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