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Collapse of atheism in the former Soviet Union (view source)
Revision as of 02:21, January 2, 2023
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"People are looking for meaning, they are looking for authentic lifestyles, authentic relationships," Sipko told CBN News. "And so in the midst of all the economic and social changes, we have the opportunity to demonstrate what a personal relationship with Jesus is like."<ref>[http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2011/april/russian-evangelicals-leery-of-orthodox-church-/?mobile=false Russian Evangelicals Leery of Orthodox Church ]</ref>}}
"People are looking for meaning, they are looking for authentic lifestyles, authentic relationships," Sipko told CBN News. "And so in the midst of all the economic and social changes, we have the opportunity to demonstrate what a personal relationship with Jesus is like."<ref>[http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2011/april/russian-evangelicals-leery-of-orthodox-church-/?mobile=false Russian Evangelicals Leery of Orthodox Church ]</ref>}}
=== Russian persecution of Protestants in Russia ===
== Recent restricting the religious activity and/or persecuting Protestants in Russia ==
[[Image:Church at one of the entrances to Red Square.jpg|thumb|350px|right|[[Russian Orthodox Church]] at one of the entrances to Red Square.
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In 2022, it was reported that attendance at Russian Orthodox Church services in Russia has dropped to around one percent.<ref>[https://mercatornet.com/few-russians-go-to-church-many-who-dont-may-still-be-influenced-by-their-patriarchs-tirades/78666/ attendance at Russian Orthodox church services in Russia has dropped to around one percent.]</ref> ]]
''See also:'' [[Restrictions on religious activity in Russia and/or religious persecution in Russia]]
''See also:'' [[Restrictions on religious activity in Russia and/or religious persecution in Russia]]
*[https://www.newsweek.com/religious-persecution-russia-baptist-pastor-1406134 Is Religious Persecution in Russia Escalating? Elderly Baptist Pastor Charged for 'Illegal' Missionary Work], ''Newsweek'', April 5, 2019
*[https://www.newsweek.com/religious-persecution-russia-baptist-pastor-1406134 Is Religious Persecution in Russia Escalating? Elderly Baptist Pastor Charged for 'Illegal' Missionary Work], ''Newsweek'', April 5, 2019
*[https://www.churchinchains.ie/news-by-country/russia/russia-protestants-targeted-in-nizhny-novgorod/ RUSSIA: Protestants targeted in Nizhny Novgorod], Church in Chains website, 2018
*[https://wwrn.org/articles/46680/ RUSSIA: Alleged "missionary activity" prosecutions continue], ''Worldwide Religious News'', 2017
*[https://arriveministries.org/living-as-a-persecuted-christian-in-russia/ Living as a Persecuted Christian in Russia], ArriveMininstries.org
*[https://arriveministries.org/living-as-a-persecuted-christian-in-russia/ Living as a Persecuted Christian in Russia], ArriveMininstries.org
According to a 2006 report of CWNews: "Pentecostals, [[Catholic]]s and Baptists are among the Russian religious communities to complain recently of police failure to protect them from attacks or other unwarranted intrusions during services, or of police raids to prevent them conducting religious activity-- such as giving out religious literature- - which they regard as legitimate, the Forum 18 news service reports."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060629083510/http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=44638 Whose side are police on? Russian Christians ask], CWNews.com, 2006</ref>
== Soviet atheism ==
== Soviet atheism ==