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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/22/cult-leader-vissarion-reincarnation-jesus-arrested-siberia-russia
Persecution or justice?
Persecution or justice?
@divegeester said"Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/22/cult-leader-vissarion-reincarnation-jesus-arrested-siberia-russia
Persecution or justice?
@suzianne saidAgreed.
"Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
Behold, I have told you before.
Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: beho ...[text shortened]... him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen." -- Revelation 1:7, KJV
@suzianne saidSo justice then?
"Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
Behold, I have told you before.
Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: beho ...[text shortened]... him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen." -- Revelation 1:7, KJV
@divegeester saidNot necessarily, he could be a con man, or he could be someone wanting to help people. I can't look into his soul. But he's definitely not Jesus, the Christ.
So justice then?
@suzianne saidI would not have thought that pretending to be Jesus Christ was an offence.
Not necessarily, he could be a con man, or he could be someone wanting to help people. I can't look into his soul. But he's definitely not Jesus, the Christ.
@divegeester saidIn some countries claiming to be the prophet Mohammed could be an offense.
I would not have thought that pretending to be Jesus Christ was an offence.
@divegeester saidfrom my reading of the article, he wasn't arrested for claiming to be jesus or vissarion or djtrump
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/22/cult-leader-vissarion-reincarnation-jesus-arrested-siberia-russia
Persecution or justice?
@vivify saidThat’s a very interesting piece of irrelevant information.
In some countries claiming to be the prophet Mohammed could be an offense.
@rookie54 saidWell done on actually reading it. Yes, fraud.
from my reading of the article, he wasn't arrested for claiming to be jesus or vissarion or djtrump
"Russia’s investigative committee said it would charge him with organising an illegal religious organisation, alleging that the cult extorted money from followers and subjected them to emotional abuse."
the reporting makes it sound like fraud, not blasphemy
@divegeester saidObviously the Russian authorities think so.
I would not have thought that pretending to be Jesus Christ was an offence.