Most recently, Russia banned Jehovah’s Witnesses, labeling them “extremist” and ordering the state to seize their properties.

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.

The violence is brutal, the cruelty extreme and the anti-gay hostility extremely virulent. ​​​​​​​

Christianity faces a grave threat from globalization, but Vladimir Putin does not offer the right response.

Comparing the president to Putin, Hitler or the anti-Christ distracts from what is taking shape on the ground.