Russian atheist faces year in jail for denying existence of God during webchat

[Yerda]

http://www.theguardian.com/world/20...l-for-denying-existence-of-god-during-webchat

Let's be glad we don't live in Russia. Half of RF would be doing time.

 

[Sunstone]

Interesting how Russia seems to be seeing a resurgence of barbarism.

 

[Papoon]

Interesting how Russia seems to be seeing a resurgence of barbarism.

I think that's a global phenomenon. I suspect it is part of the k-extinction pattern for homo sapiens. Seriously.

 

[Rick O'Shez]

http://www.theguardian.com/world/20...l-for-denying-existence-of-god-during-webchat
Let's be glad we don't live in Russia. Half of RF would be doing time.

I thought Russia used to endorse atheism?

 

[Jedster]

I thought Russia used to endorse atheism?

Yes. it did. Under Communism religionists were persecuted.
Here is a good overview
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_the_Soviet_Union.

 

[Sunstone]

I thought Russia used to endorse atheism?

Putin has discovered that allying himself with the Orthodox Church is useful in controlling the masses.

 

[Laika]

A 38 year old named Krasnov, with a history of mental illness and of being in a psycharatric institutions denounces the bible as a "collection of Jewish Fairytales" and whilst facing a maxmimum one-year jail setenece for "offending the sentiments of Orthodox believers" his defence is that he attacked Halloween and Yiddhis Holidays as well.

I like this guy.

 

[Rick O'Shez]

Putin has discovered that allying himself with the Orthodox Church is useful in controlling the masses.

Oh, I see.

 

[Jumi]

I thought Russia used to endorse atheism?

Nope. That was the Soviet Union and even that endorsed it less than many seem to think.

 

[SpeaksForTheTrees]

http://www.theguardian.com/world/20...l-for-denying-existence-of-god-during-webchat

Let's be glad we don't live in Russia. Half of RF would be doing time.

English courts have a separate oath for Atheists would not happen in the UK. llq

 

[Jumi]

Saint Stalin is pleased

 

[Nietzsche]

His Blofeldness, Tsar Putin of Most of the Russias, that bit of Ukraine, the Crimea and Hopefully One Day Belarus, by the Grace of God but Mostly the former KGB, have decreed apostasy to be a crime against His person.

 

[Valjean]

So Marx and Lenin are now being condemned, while Putin distributes opium?

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

English courts have a separate oath for Atheists would not happen in the UK. llq

According to Wikipedia, blasphemy and blasphemous libel are still offenses under common-law in Northern Ireland.

 

[Rainbow Mage]

http://www.theguardian.com/world/20...l-for-denying-existence-of-god-during-webchat

Let's be glad we don't live in Russia. Half of RF would be doing time.

How anyone still argues Russia is a free democracy is lost on me. Its pretty obvious they've moved toward being a theocracy.

 

[Shiranui117]

Wow. This is bizarre. I know Putin's been teaming up with the Orthodox Church, but I never thought it would escalate this far on a legal/judicial scale.

 

[Rainbow Mage]

Wow. This is bizarre. I know Putin's been teaming up with the Orthodox Church, but I never thought it would escalate this far on a legal/judicial scale.

Guess some never learn. The Church and its abuses is why the Bolshevik revolution was carried out.

 

[Sultan Of Swing]

The guy hasn't been found guilty yet has he. I'll reserve judgment till then. I totally disagree with the law in the first place, but let's see how it's being enforced.

 

[RedDragon94]

http://www.theguardian.com/world/20...l-for-denying-existence-of-god-during-webchat

Let's be glad we don't live in Russia. Half of RF would be doing time.

I don't think that's criminal enough to deserve any time. Obviously the Russian Orthodox church cares about what unbelievers think. *Not* I don't get why Christians would be so offended by a person expressing beliefs. It's not like we don't know that they hold the position of there is no God. This shows you what Russia is like.

 

[Jumi]

Let's not get carried away though. Russia has both good and bad sides. This stuff doesn't surprise me, there is suppression of religious movements there and always has been. Scientology is pretty much banned there and new religious movements(or even old ones, such as native religions). Some of it is arguably a good thing, some doesn't make any sense. It doesn't matter who is in charge of the country, it's what they've defaulted to.