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To: Yulee
Yet all Christian denominations, other than Russian Orthodox, are prohibited from inviting anyone to church or sharing threir faith

No, they are being prevented from promoting their churches. But, that is no better or worse than being harassed by homosexual activists and the government in blue states in the US. And, you're able to homeschool your kids without being harassed by the government as well. And, you're free to speak out on homosexuality and other moral ills without risking losing your job.

I'd say the level of freedom if you're not Russian Orthodox is about on the same level as a blue state here.

100 posted on 04/03/2021 10:00:13 AM PDT by Kazan
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To: Kazan
I'd say the level of freedom if you're not Russian Orthodox is about on the same level as a blue state here.

Sure, blue states are locking up Jehovas witnesses and sentencing them from 2 to 6 years.

"Law enforcement authorities across Russia have dramatically escalated the nationwide persecution of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the past 12 months, Human Rights Watch said today. One year after President Vladimir Putin said that the crackdown against them should be “looked into,” the numbers of house raids and people under criminal investigation have more than doubled, and 32 Jehovah’s Witnesses worshipers are behind bars for peacefully practicing their faith. At least 313 people are facing charges, are on trial, or have been convicted of criminal “extremism” for engaging in Jehovah’s Witnesses’ activities, or are suspects in such cases. About two-thirds of them found out about their status as suspect or accused in 2019. Authorities have carried out at least 780 house raids since 2017 in more than 70 towns and cities across Russia, more than half of them in 2019. Courts convicted 18 people in 2019, nine of whom received prison sentences ranging from two to six years, for such activities as leading or participating in prayer meetings.

https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/01/09/russia-escalating-persecution-jehovahs-witnesses#

101 posted on 04/03/2021 10:20:29 AM PDT by tlozo
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