Speakers and a side event at Warsaw’s Human Dimension Conference denounced the discriminatory use of the word “cult.”
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Putin Officially Embraces Theories Accusing the West of “Satanism”
In his speech celebrating the annexation of parts of Ukraine, the Russian President adopted the rhetoric that Western countries are dominated by “outright Satanism.”
Russian War Miracles: St. George’s Icon Streams Myrrh to Support Mobilization
Myrrh-streaming icons are not new in the Orthodox tradition, but this one in Onega calls for Russians to serve in the Army rather than escaping abroad.
Russian Anti-Cultist: The “Operation” in Ukraine Is a Crusade Against Satanism
Alexander Novopashin, Vice President of the largest Russian anti-cult organization, insisted that Russian troops are fighting “Satanists.”
French FECRIS Affiliate, Leader Continue to Promote Russian Anti-Cultists Calling for a Crusade Against “Ukrainian Nazis and Satanists”
On September 24, a Chinese official organization revealed that on July 25 FECRIS treasurer Didier Pachoud and his organization GEMPPI hosted the notorious Roman Silantyev.
Patriarch Kirill Threatens Enemies of Russia With Deportation to Siberia
He visited the mines of Norilsk and suggested “scarecrows” should be brought there, so they may “think twice whether it is worth offending the Russians or not.”
New Creation Church: Evangelical Church Accused of “Brainwashing” in Russia
Pastor Stanislav Moskvitin is tried in Omsk for having allegedly converted his devotees through “illegal psychological techniques” and “hypnosis.”
“They Kill Russian Children, Cats, and Pigeons”: Russian Anti-Cultists Accuse Ukraine of Spreading Imaginary “Cults” in Russia
Roman Silantyev insists that “Columbine Satanism” and MKU (Maniacs: Murder Cult) work for Ukraine in Russian territory. They do not exist, but the FSB arrests hundreds of alleged members anyway.
Putin Has a New Great Data Base of Religious (and Non-Religious) “Extremists”
Both books or pamphlets and individuals will be included in a mammoth Orwellian list of targets for exclusion and repression.
New Generation Church: Latvian “Cult” Accused of Pro-Ukrainian Sabotage in Russia
Members of the Riga-based Word of Faith church, which once praised Putin’s anti-LGBT agenda, have been arrested as “agents of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.”