7,000 Churches Fasting, Praying Over Terrifying New Persecution Law

[A.J.]

7,000 Churches Fasting, Praying Over Terrifying New Persecution Law

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an anti-terrorism law, but for the country's many churches, the signature sparked a demand for prayer and fasting.

The bill toughens punishment for acts deemed to be terrorism and for the organization of "mass unrest," according to the Los Angeles Times. It would also introduce prison sentences of up to a year for those who fail to report such crimes.

Furthermore, Great Commission Ministries Chairman Hanny Haukka tells Charisma News the law entails:

-Foreign guests are not permitted to speak in churches unless they have a "work permit" from Russian authorities

-If a friend or relative from outside Russia wishes to share his/her faith in your home, the guest will be fined and expelled from Russia.

-Any discussion of God with non-believers is considered missionary activity and will be punishable.

-Missionary activity will be permitted by special government permission. Example: If one traveling on a train shares his faith without written permission the offender will be taken into police custody for the duration of the journey and will be fined 50,000 rubles ($1000).

-Offenders from the age of 14 will be subject to prosecution.

-Religious activity is no longer permitted in private homes. Most churches in Russia meet in homes.

-Every citizen is obligated to report religious activity (of neighbors) to the authorities. Failure to be an informant is punishable by law.

-One may pray, read the Bible at home but not in the presence of a non-believing person. You will be breaking the law and be punished.

-If the church has purchased property it cannot be converted into a place of worship.

-In church buildings it is not permitted to invite people to turn to God. Worship services are permitted but making a non-believer a follower of Christ is against the law...

http://www.charismanews.com/world/58...ersecution-law

[fuego]

I knew nothing about all that.

[A.J.]

I knew nothing about all that.

I thought Russia has been opening up in the last decade. I found this surprising, but not... if you know what I mean.

[Colonel]

That's shocking. Not because it is anti-christian but rather because it is blatantly totalitarian. It's like the spirit of totalitarianism from the Soviet era just awoke in its grave, alive and well.

[Colonel]

An article on the same, the page is in Norwegian but Chrome should be able to translate it :

http://www.vl.no/nyhet/forbyr-misjon-1.750017

[Colonel]

This is the woman behind the law, Irina Yarovaya. In this photo she is representing a political current in Russia. It's a spirit but it is not a personal demonic spirit. It can be compared to Nazism though it is not the same and it is less fully fledged. Similar stuff can be seen in old photos of key Nazis and especially in the aftermath of world war 2 when they were desperate to justify themselves in the eyes of their countrymen. That stuff is much harder to read since it relates something that happened 70 years ago.

[wheeze]

wonder what rick renner is gonna do?

[Cardinal TT]

wonder what rick renner is gonna do?

Is that the same as WWJD?

[wheeze]

Is that the same as WWJD?

no.... he operates in the apostolic in russia having started 100's of churches through his ministry in russia. he has over a 1000 churches in a fellowship he started all in russia. he lives in moscow and pastors a church in a former kbg building the church bought....

[John]

The Yarovaya law will dramatically expand the Kremlin’s surveillance capabilities by forcing cellular and Internet service providers to store communication data such as voice mail, text messages and multimedia data for six months.

OK folks, why is Russia the big bad dog when the good ole overlords in the USA have been at this for years? Six month storage? That's a breeze relative to our surveillance state.

http://www.latimes.com/world/europe/...nap-story.html

The National Security Agency is storing the online metadata of millions of internet users for up to a year, regardless of whether or not they are persons of interest to the agency, top secret documents reveal.

Metadata provides a record of almost anything a user does online, from browsing history – such as map searches and websites visited – to account details, email activity, and even some account passwords. This can be used to build a detailed picture of an individual's life.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...year-documents

And they do it in "secret".

kettle black?