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Christians are condemning a provision in Russia’s soon-to-be-signed anti-terrorism law that prevents people from holding religious services in their homes.
The provision is one of a raft of restrictions on people of faith that the Kremlin included in new anti-terrorism legislation.
Belarus and Kazakhstan have also outlawed religious services in homes in some circumstances. It’s part of a campaign in parts of the former Soviet Union to stamp out all non-traditional faiths.
Leaders of former Soviet countries that have reined in non-traditional religions have had different motivations for doing so, but the common denominator is a determination to …read more
Source: The Huffington Post