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US Missionary May Get Russia’s Anti-Evangelism Law Overturned

By Filings on Wed, 01/25/17
Church & Ministry
Missions
Russia

“One Sunday morning in August, three policemen came to Don Ossewaarde’s home in Russia, where the Baptist missionary from Illinois was holding his weekly Bible study.”

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Bert Perry

NewWhat's not there:

Wed, 01/25/17

Any reference to religious freedom in the Russian Constitution. I don’t know, but that would seem to be a trump card if it exists.

Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.

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Bert Perry

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Wed, 01/25/17

It appears Russia does have religious freedom of a sort in their constitution; the question is whether the courts will decide it has teeth or not. Kinda the same question we have here, really.

Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.

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