The two belong to the New Generation church, also absurdly denounced for conspiring with the Red Cross to transport explosives hidden in ambulances.
Russia
Russia: Lunatic Theory that Yellowstone Volcano Caused the War in Ukraine Gains Momentum
Security Council head Patrushev’s claim that Americans will need to resettle in Ukraine and Russia after the volcano erupts is both officially promoted—and ridiculed.
米国務省の信教の自由に関する2023年版報告書：敵に厳しく、味方に甘い
中国、ロシア、イラン、パキスタンの悪行に関しては素晴らしい記述、米国の政治的同盟国による信教の自由侵害に関しては控えめな表現
Occupied Ukraine: Anti-Cult “Experts” Target Moscow Patriarchate Dissident Priest
A “psycholinguistic expert analysis” concluded that Luhansk’ Father Feognost is “working for the enemy.”
Russia: Anti-Cultists Laughably Accuse Ukraine of Operating “Telephone Cults”
Telephone threats, scams, phishing, all is attributed by the disturbed imagination of Archpriest Novopashin to “cults” controlled by the Ukrainian intelligence.
The U.S. Department of State 2023 Religious Freedom Report: Excellent on Enemies, Soft on Allies
A masterful description of the wrongdoings of China, Russia, Iran, and Pakistan is accompanied by some understatements on FoRB violations by U.S. political allies.
Religious Liberty in the World in 2023: Worse Than Ever
USCIRF 2023 Annual Report shows serious regression in several countries and a few new entries. In China and Russia, minorities continue to be persecuted.
Scandal: FECRIS Falsifies the Program of a 2017 Conference to Hide that a Fanatical Anti-Ukrainian Russian Lawyer Was Among the Speakers
Alexander Korelov claims “former Ukraine” is still “part of my country, the USSR.” FECRIS retroactively changes the program of a 2017 conference to eliminate his name and speech.
Liquidating the SOVA Center: The Official End of Religious Freedom in Russia
By destroying the leading organization monitoring religious liberty violations, the Putin regime can no longer pretend that relics of freedom of religion remain in Russia.
Russian FECRIS Leader: “US and Ukraine Have Infiltrated ‘Cult Sleeping Cells’ Inside Russia”
Archpriest Novopashin’s bizarre ramblings against “cults” continue. They are absurd—but not inoffensive.