Maybe because I'm cynical by nature and adhere to Reagan's philosophy of, "trust but verify".
Even so, I place far more trust in someone who says he follows the teachings of Christ than I do in those who's God, under certain circumstances, gives them permission to lie, cheat, steal, maim, rape, invade, torture, and murder.
If that makes me an Ivan, then so be it! Obama.
Oh, ok. I thought you might have been referring to how churches must be licensed by the state in Russia, and how evangelical churches are “discouraged.”