According to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, the Russian government has passed and signed into law massive restrictions on religious liberty (Here is the press release from the USCIRF).
According to Joe Carter, at the Gospel Coalition,
The new law will ban “preaching, praying, proselytizing, and disseminating religious materials” outside of sites officially designated by the state. Citizens can also be fined up to $15,000 for engaging in these activities in private residences or distributing unauthorized religious materials through “mass print, broadcast, or online media.”Even foreign missionaries will have to be invited by a government sanctioned organization and will be limited to working within specific locations.
We can be sure this law will bring about persecution for our brothers and sisters and make it more costly for them to "make disciples." Let's pray for their courage and strength to follow Jesus even if it means the plundering of their property and more.
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