Most recently, Russia banned Jehovah’s Witnesses, labeling them “extremist” and ordering the state to seize their properties.
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Supreme Court bans Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia
Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday banned Jehovah’s Witnesses from operating anywhere in the country, accepting a request from the justice ministry that the religious organization be considered an extremist group.
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As gay men are detained and killed in Chechnya, the Kremlin is slow to respond
The violence is brutal, the cruelty extreme and the anti-gay hostility extremely virulent.
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Putin is no defender of Christian values—here’s why.
This week on the podcast Matt Malone, S.J., and Kerry Weber speak to Sohrab Ahmari about de-Christianization in the West. Ahmari, an editorial writer for the Wall Street Journal, wrote recently on this subject for America in the article, “De-Christianization in the West is a real threat. But Putinism isn’t the answer.” Mr. Ahmari explained […]
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De-Christianization in the West is a real threat. But Putinism isn’t the answer.
Christianity faces a grave threat from globalization, but Vladimir Putin does not offer the right response.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Why liberals should stop calling Trump ‘unfit’ to be president
Comparing the president to Putin, Hitler or the anti-Christ distracts from what is taking shape on the ground.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Russia needs a truth commission now.
The story of a corrupt president, Boris Yeltsin, and his successor, Putin, trying to reconstruct their country as a world power
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Catholics keep low profile during anniversary of the Russian Revolution
Russian and Polish studies indicate that 422 Catholic priests were executed, murdered or tortured to death, along with 962 monks, nuns and laypeople.
Posted inOf Many Things, Politics & Society
President Trump’s ties to Russia matter. Here’s why.
There is a big elephant in the room: What does Mr. Trump know about Russia? What does he not know? Does he know what he doesn’t know?
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Syria’s new cease-fire plan is getting international support
Russia, Iran and Turkey set up a three-way mechanism to ensure compliance of all sides.