All articles tagged "religion"
Poll shows most Russians will ignore lent 
6 Mar, 03:47 PM 8 comments
Although many Russians would claim they are Orthodox Christian, an overwhelming majority of a recent poll's respondents said they would not change their culinary habits to observe Lent.
Students take professor to court for atheist propaganda 
14 Mar, 12:00 PM 10 comments
A philosophy professor has been charged with violating human rights after warning that all students wanting to do well in their philosophy exam must first become atheists. If found guilty, he may face up to five years in jail
Chief Rabbi says Russian Jews fear the future 
16 Mar, 09:25 PM 7 comments
Russian Jews fear for the future of their community in the wake of the deportation of two rabbis, Russia’s chief rabbi says.
Russian region bans scientology works 
18 Mar, 04:31 PM 31 comments
Books on scientology have been confiscated from public libraries of the Udmurtia Republic in European Russia, on suspicion that they might be inciting religious hatred or hostility.
Jehova’s Witness mother rejects blood transfusion and lets baby die 
19 Mar, 12:59 PM 17 comments
A newborn baby died at a Russian hospital after his mother, a Jehova’s Witnesses adherent, rejected blood transfusion that he needed.
Insane 'avenger' arsonist sets fire to 6 apartments 
24 Mar, 01:28 PM 8 comments
The woman who set apartments of 'sinful people' on fire, killing three people, has been found mentally incompetent and put into an asylum.
Russia holds first Top Shaman elections 
10 Apr, 03:20 PM 23 comments
Russia will stage the first ever ‘Top Shaman’ elections this year, with 188 candidates currently listed from all over the country.
Muslim father orders daughter killed over short skirt 
13 Apr, 01:29 PM 36 comments
A Muslim resident of Russia’s St. Petersburg has hired killers to rid him of a daughter who disrespected Islamic laws by wearing short skirts.
Man on trial for bribing newspaper into slandering Russian Orthodox Church 
15 Apr, 08:20 PM
Moscow police have detained a man who tried to bribe an opposition newspaper into publishing articles critical of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Russian Orthodox believers to take Holy Fire to North Pole 
17 Apr, 04:22 PM 6 comments
This Orthodox Easter, the Holy Fire from Jerusalem is, for the first time in history, going to be delivered all the way to the North Pole.
Millions of Russia's Orthodox believers show up for Easter services 
19 Apr, 12:48 PM 11 comments
Over 4,5 mln Russians took part in Easter services around the country last night
Russian prison officials burn Koran to intimidate Muslim inmates - NGO 
21 Apr, 12:35 PM 1 comment
Officials at a Russian prison have been burning copies of the Koran as part of abuse against Muslim prisoners, a rights protection group has said.
Russian church wants Christianophobia on international rights agenda 
21 Apr, 01:59 PM 18 comments
The Russian Orthodox Church has addressed the global anti-racism United Nations conference, asking it to ratify the legal notion of Christianophobia along with anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.
Russian shamans split over top shaman elections 
29 Apr, 01:14 PM 12 comments
The priests of a shamanist region have spoken out against staging elections to select a top Russian shaman, claiming that any organized hierarchy is contrary to the nature of shamanism.
Egyptian police detain 198 Muslim students from Russia - report 
29 May, 01:47 PM 10 comments
Egyptian special services have arrested 198 students of Islam from Russia with families and children in Cairo, a website has reported citing a Russian student of the Al-Azhar University.
Russian Muslims issue fatwa forbidding marriages with Christians and Jews 
2 Jun, 05:25 PM 18 comments
Muslim scholars from the Russian internal republic of Dagestan have found present-day Christian and Jewish women radically different from “the people of the Book” and strongly advised Muslim men against marrying them.
Russian church sells miracle stickers 
23 Jun, 04:32 PM 55 comments
The Russian Orthodox Church has started to sell stickers that, when put on a mobile phone, will miraculously protect the user from hazardous electromagnetic radiation.
Russian Church claims miracle made Georgians flee in last year's war in South Ossetia 
1 Jul, 03:57 PM 18 comments
According to a high-ranking Russian Orthodox Church official, it was the hand of God that won last year's brief war between Russia and Georgia, for the independence of South Ossetia.
Russia wants closer Vatican ties, Medvedev says 
6 Jul, 10:13 PM 10 comments
According to the Russian President, Moscow needs and will pursue better ties with the Vatican.
Lightning kills Ukrainian politician who tried to revive pagan cult 
6 Jul, 04:38 PM 27 comments
A Ukrainian politician who had been excommunicated by the Russian Orthodox Church for his attempts to revive an ancient pagan cult was killed by lightning on Saturday while on a fishing trip.
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