Tass: Police detain local leaders of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Moscow

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  • Festus
    Festus

    This is from TASS

    A criminal case has been opened in Moscow over the resumed activities of a Jehovah’s Witnesses admin center. Although Russia’s Supreme Court outlawed the extremist organization back in 2017, the center has been active since June 2019. Apart from Moscow, searches were carried out in more than 20 other regions throughout the country, Izvestia writes.

    Work to ferret out the banned cells of Jehovah’s Witnesses has been going on for several years. Cult researcher Alexander Korelov points out that the number of Jehovah’s Witnesses followers has significantly declined. There used to be about 150,000 adherents nationwide but many people have walked out on the sect and some have left the country.

    According to the expert, people are stressed because of the coronavirus pandemic so Jehovah’s Witnesses and other sects have ramped up their activities. "They understand that it’s easier to deceive those who are psychologically unstable and pull them into the organization’s activities," Korelov explained. "They deliberately search for single people and try to recruit them in order to get their hands on their real estate assets later," he added.

    Jehovah’s Witnesses use Zoom, messaging services and social networking websites to maintain contact with followers and those who are willing to support their ideas but they mostly recruit new members when they meet people in person.

    "Basically, human life has no value for Jehovah’s Witnesses and it is a very dangerous thing. It can work at some point and the seemingly peaceful organization may turn into a terrorist one," Korelov emphasized.

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    Izvestia: Police detain local leaders of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Moscow

    https://tass.com/pressreview/1227653?fbclid=IwAR0HP7yMIYsOvsuC4FYqLq6YoC4MoP5qYa6ZQJVKTADgkNY76BhFK9VVCOY

  • neat blue dog
    neat blue dog

    Wow I'm torn on this one. Complicated situation, but in the end, neither JWs OR Russia are doing the right thing. They're both bad guys, and this town ain't big enough for the two of them.

  • smiddy3
    smiddy3

    Cult researcher Alexander Korelov points out that the number of Jehovah’s Witnesses followers has significantly declined. There used to be about 150,000 adherents nationwide but many people have walked out on the sect and some have left the country.

    If it`s happening in Russia, "the walking out of the sect" ,maybe the Governing Body of JW`s did us all a favour when they instructed their associates / volunteers / R&F , to join the internet ?


  • Sea Breeze
    Sea Breeze

    Scientology and Mormonism are banned as well in Russia. Apparently, they don't like organizations that destroy families.

  • nowwhat?
    nowwhat?

    If the organization really cared about the brothers they would sponsor them as asylum seekers and relocate them to other countries

  • LoveUniHateExams
    LoveUniHateExams

    What the Russian authorities are doing is very bad in terms of cracking down on freedom of belief and religion.

    But, at the same time, they're acting for the general good of Russian citizens in that the Russian government has determined that the Watchtower organisation is a threat to their society.

    That leads me to a good question: is the WTS a threat to society?

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