Both in 2014 and 2022, the Russian FECRIS affiliates unequivocally supported Putin, contributing the conspiracy theory that “cults” were used by the West in Ukraine against Russian interests.
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Sympathy for the Devil: The Anti-Cult Federation FECRIS, China, and Russia. 5. FECRIS’ Support of Religious Repression in Russia
The Russian affiliates were always among the most visible components of FECRIS, of which Russian anti-cultist Alexander Dvorkin was Vice President for twelve years.
Sympathy for the Devil: The Anti-Cult Federation FECRIS, China, and Russia. 4. FECRIS and Anti-Cult Cooperation with China
Since at least the year 2000, FECRIS affiliates and other Western anti-cult organizations have supported China’s bloody repression of “cults.”
Sympathy for the Devil: The Anti-Cult Federation FECRIS, China, and Russia. 3. Western Anti-Cultists and Their Dangerous Liaisons
The Western anti-cult model is theoretically different from those prevailing in China and Russia. However, a cooperation was established.
Sympathy for the Devil: The Anti-Cult Federation FECRIS, China, and Russia. 2. The Chinese and Russian Anti-Cult Models
China and Russia have different definitions of “cults,” based on different historical traditions—both hostile to religious liberty.
Sympathy for the Devil: The Anti-Cult Federation FECRIS, China, and Russia. 1. Why FECRIS Is in Trouble
Reportedly, the Russian affiliates were quietly “expelled” or “suspended” after the war started in Ukraine. But FECRIS’ Russian and Chinese connections are not institutional only.
Deutschland und “Sekten”: Das Bundesverwaltungsgericht bestätigt die Rechtswidrigkeit von “Sektenfiltern”
Die Bundesrichter entschieden, dass die Stadt München von ihren Bürgern keine Erklärung verlangen darf, dass sie keine Scientologen sind, um bestimmte Leistungen in Anspruch nehmen zu können.
Germany and “Cults”: the Federal Administrative Court Confirms “Sect Filters” Are Illegal
The federal judges ruled that the City of Munich cannot ask citizens to declare that they are not Scientologists to be eligible for certain benefits.
Մարդու իրավունքների եվրոպական դատարանը ցրում է Եհովայի վկաների մասին հակաաղանդավորական առասպելները
Մարտի 22-ին Հայաստանը պատասխանատվության ենթարկվեց Լեռնային Ղարաբաղում կայացված որոշումների համար և տանուլ տվեց այդ կարևոր գործը։
Ivan Ilyin: Early Russian Fascist “Anti-Cult” Philosopher–and Putin’s Guru?
A controversy continues between scholars affirming and denying Ilyin’s crucial influence on Putin. Perhaps his influence is different than many believe.