Mormons are one of many religious groups struggling to operate under the new law, which bans preaching or disseminating religious materials except by authorized officials in registered religious buildings or sites. The restrictions extend to private homes and online communications.
The law’s passage and approval by President Vladimir Putin drew strong criticism from human rights and religious freedom advocates inside Russia and around the world.
The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association cancelled a World Summit of Christian Leaders in Defense of Persecuted Christians that was scheduled to take place in Moscow next month, and rescheduled the event later in Washington, D.C., citing the new Russian law that “severely limits Christians’ freedoms.”
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