Under the law passed by the Russian government in response to the "Pussy Riot" demonstration, a Russian atheist who disparaged the Bible and denied the existence of the Christian god is being prosecuted, and faces a one year prison sentence.
"Russian Faces Up to Year in Prison for Denying Existence of God" |
NBC (http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russian-faces-year-prison-denying-existence-god-n530111)
QuoteRussia's Investigative Committee — the equivalent of the FBI — charged Krasnov with "offending believers' feelings," which was criminalized in Russia after a notorious performance by punk band Pussy Riot in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior in February 2012.
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The machine translation from the article on grani.ru (http://grani.ru/Society/Media/Freepress/m.249134.html) about this is available here (https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fgrani.ru%2FSociety%2FMedia%2FFreepress%2Fm.249134.html&edit-text=&act=url).
It's absurd that this happens these days.
A happy day it will be the day people learn that there is no such thing as the right to never be offended.
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on March 05, 2016, 06:02:19 PM
It's absurd that this happens these days.
Especially in Russia (in the sense that not too long ago it was Communist).
-Nam
Quote from: Nam on March 05, 2016, 07:42:37 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on March 05, 2016, 06:02:19 PM
It's absurd that this happens these days.
Especially in Russia (in the sense that not too long ago it was Communist).
-Nam
That's what makes it even weirder. I wonder how much the Russian orthodox church bribed Putin...
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on March 06, 2016, 01:43:02 AM
Quote from: Nam on March 05, 2016, 07:42:37 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on March 05, 2016, 06:02:19 PM
It's absurd that this happens these days.
Especially in Russia (in the sense that not too long ago it was Communist).
-Nam
That's what makes it even weirder. I wonder how much the Russian orthodox church bribed Putin...
Putin didn't get a penny. He sees power he uses it. The ROC is power. He uses it.
Quote from: Tank on March 06, 2016, 08:06:06 AM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on March 06, 2016, 01:43:02 AM
Quote from: Nam on March 05, 2016, 07:42:37 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on March 05, 2016, 06:02:19 PM
It's absurd that this happens these days.
Especially in Russia (in the sense that not too long ago it was Communist).
-Nam
That's what makes it even weirder. I wonder how much the Russian orthodox church bribed Putin...
Putin didn't get a penny. He sees power he uses it. The ROC is power. He uses it.
It's a disgusting political symbiosis, but very efficient I guess.
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on March 06, 2016, 09:50:52 AM
Quote from: Tank on March 06, 2016, 08:06:06 AM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on March 06, 2016, 01:43:02 AM
Quote from: Nam on March 05, 2016, 07:42:37 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on March 05, 2016, 06:02:19 PM
It's absurd that this happens these days.
Especially in Russia (in the sense that not too long ago it was Communist).
-Nam
That's what makes it even weirder. I wonder how much the Russian orthodox church bribed Putin...
Putin didn't get a penny. He sees power he uses it. The ROC is power. He uses it.
It's a disgusting political symbiosis, but very efficient I guess.
Dictators and religion often, although not always, a truly horrific combination.
One must think before they rush in to things.
Quote from: No one on April 29, 2016, 08:17:23 PM
One must think before they rush in to things.
:rimshot:
Apparently the trial is taking place now. I found an article at the Independent (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russian-prison-there-is-no-god-law-that-could-set-precedent-a6975036.html) about it. In that article there's a link to a much longer and more generalized piece (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/apr/4/vladimir-putin-patriarch-kirill-alliance-puts-athe/) at the Washington Times about the relation between the church and the government of Russia.