Posted on 08/27/2019 8:40:00 AM PDT by rintintin
A gay couple in Russia was forced to flee the country after being accused of breaking the country's controversial "gay propaganda law" for telling their two children they are married. Under the law, which was passed in 2013, teaching minors about LGBTQ issues is considered illegal.
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I find it interesting that an atheist country finds reason to fight homosexuality. I’d like to know their reasoning.
If you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime.. They knew the law.
“controversial”
Orthodox...................
“I find it interesting that an atheist country finds reason to fight homosexuality.”
Where did you get that modern post-communist Russia is “atheistic”? The government has an active program of building churches and reopening churches that were closed by the communists. Do some googling
Most likely something to do with their critically low population numbers, which would be further compounded by a large number of fudge packers
Business Stuff isn’t concerned about Christian parents who are persecuted for teaching their children that there are only male and female, not 52 gender identities.
The Left's favorite word, anything they disapprove of is "controversial".
And they’re hardcore orthodox, by the way, but probably mostly the first thing
Also, because the Russian government is not atheist. It’s officially supportive of Orthodoxy. Judy in Canada is either woefully under-read or intentionally spreading disinformation
So, they were arrested for telling lies to their adopted children? That’s not the worst feature of Russian law.
Yes, I threw that out there, after neglecting to mention it the first time. My mistake
They knew the law.
They’re breaking the natural law as well. We all “know” that law, it’s written in our hearts. That’s why breaking it creates feelings of guilt
Under Russian law, homosexual adoption isn’t allowed, so there’s something deceptive about this article
Same as it’s always been - homosexuality doesn’t produce children which are necessary for the survival of a community.
Religion doesn’t persist because of mythology - religion persists because of lessons learned.
exactly
My niece is a Russian Orthodox nun in Vladivostok and has never given any indication that Russians are void a belief system. Quite the contrary actually.
Waaah! Waaah! Waaah!
That’s a law I could live with
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