Believing in God is a crime? ~ In Russia, Yes!

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Believing in God is a crime?

In Russia, Yes!

The Washington Post, United States
Can faith in God be considered a crime? Does the government have the right to interfere in this area? Those who are not indifferent to issues of freedom of religion should pay serious attention to Dennis Christensen's trial, which began on Tuesday in Orel. It turns out that in Russia people are persecuted for their beliefs and religious views.

Dennis Christensen, a 46-year-old citizen of Denmark, has already spent 11 months in the detention center. Now he faces a trial on charges of organizing a community of "Jehovah's Witnesses" (an organization banned from the territory of the Russian Federation - ed.), Which Russia has recognized as an "extremist organization". If proven guilty, Christensen can be sentenced to 10 years in prison. Last year, the Supreme Court of Russia recognized the Jehovah's Witnesses as an "extremist organization" and banned their activities throughout the country. At that time, the organization had around 170 thousand members and 395 communities. Christensen's next trial is a direct result of the court's decision. The Ministry of Justice previously recognized the religious organization as "a threat to the rights of citizens, public order and public safety."

How, then, Mr. Christensen, disrupts public order and tranquility in the sermon, which he pronounced May 25, 2017, during the service, "Jehovah's Witnesses" in the city of Orel, on 230 miles from Moscow? According to the human rights organization Human Rights Watch, Christensen is accused of "actively participating in the activities of a community recognized as an extremist organization." In all likelihood, Christensen opened the door of the community building where the services were performed and then the police appeared. In recent months, police raids were also carried out that led to accusations in Kemerovo, Belgorod and Taganrog.

Actually extremism in "Jehovah's Witnesses" services - no more than that of the Russian Orthodox Church, a close collaborator of President Vladimir Putin and his despotic regime. But the state does not recognize Jehovah's Witnesses. They refuse to serve in the army, do not participate in elections and consider the Lord God as their only pastor. The members of the organization were persecuted and persecuted in Soviet times.

In his recent speech to the Council of the Russian Federation, Putin said that Russia should "expand the area of freedom" and "to strengthen institutions, civil society organizations and courts," as well as "be a country open to the world." , new ideas and initiatives. " If Mr. Putin really believed in the above, he would stop the illegal prosecution of Christensen and his peers. It would be explained to the courts, so that they read more closely article 29 of the Russian Constitution, which reads as follows: "Everyone is guaranteed freedom of conscience, freedom of religion, including the right to profess, individually or jointly with others, any religion or any religion, to freely choose, possess and disseminate religious and other beliefs and act in accordance with them. "

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