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Russia
Adoption Horror Stories Aren't the Whole Story
'The Child Catchers' demonizes overseas adoption through agenda-driven journalism.
May 3, 2013
The Baptist Bearing Robes and Incense 
How one church leader in Georgia is breaking the longstanding divide between Protestants and Orthodox.
April 29, 2013
Orphans in Limbo
Russia's recent adoption announcements leave American parents confused—and 700,000 Russian children waiting.
March 1, 2013
Sacrilege Is Real
Why so many Christians saw Pussy Riot's Russia stunt as more than a protest.
October 11, 2012
Mark Hatfield on Beyond Containment: A New Vision for Superpower Relations
Envisioning a new day in relations between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
August 8, 2011
From Russia, with Love
Orthodox Metropolitan Hilarion offers evangelicals more than an olive branch.
May 4, 2011
Rehab Revival: Evangelism Among Addicts Seeing Success
Efforts bear a mixed public blessing.
April 11, 2011
Ethnic Violence Buffets Kyrgyz Christians
Unrest in southern Kyrgyzstan undercuts hopes for evangelism boom under new government.
June 17, 2010
Jesus Ball in Slovakia
GoodSports reaches a culture suspicious of Christians by teaching kids how to hit an inside pitch.
March 10, 2010
A Mending in Moscow?
Evangelicals hope new Orthodox patriarch will improve ecumenical relations.
March 12, 2009
Freedom Is Not Our Goal
Solzhenitsyn's death reminds us about freedom's cost and biblical purpose.
August 11, 2008
Red Herring: Mikhail Gorbachev's Not-Quite Conversion
Asking whether the former Soviet leader is a Christian has a long history.
April 4, 2008
Is Church Attendance Declining?
A new study says no. Also: Russian seminaries' enrollment woes, and more news on Christian higher education.
November 8, 2007
Christian Higher Education Goes to Russia
Plus: One more argument against U.S. News rankings, and Silver Ring Thing goes to Harvard.
August 2, 2007
Salvation Army Wins Battle
But the broader struggle for religious freedom continues.
December 6, 2006
The God Who Lives and Works and Plays in Russia
Despite increasing repression, the life of Christ emerges in surprising ways.
November 22, 2006
Dostoyevsky's Disregarded Prophecy
The famous Russian author shows us what's to fear in a world without God.
February 11, 2005
Confronting Caesar
Nigerian megachurch pastor in Ukraine takes a stand for freedom.
December 1, 2004
Why Moscow's Ban on Jehovah's Witnesses Is Bad News for All Christians
Plus: Southern Baptists vote down public school exodus resolution, Senate sets vote for Federal Marriage Amendment, and other stories from online sources around the world.
June 1, 2004
Russia: Liturgy vs. opium
Orthodox use prayer and sacraments to heal drug addicts in Russia
January 1, 2003
Kazakhstan: Constitutional Council rejects new religious restrictions.
Kazakhstan ban on unregistered groups found to violate the nation's constitution
June 10, 2002
"Growing Protestants, Catholics Draw Ire"
New law would expand special status for Russian Orthodoxy
June 10, 2002
Russia: Salvation Army Eyes Registration Victory
"After a long legal battle in Moscow, the Army gets hope that there is justice."
April 22, 2002
Russian Faithful Plunge Into Icy Water as Holy Act at Epiphany
Biblical events take on a special significance at Istra's New Jerusalem.
January 1, 2002
Remembrance of Terrorist Attack Victims Marks Russian Orthodox Shift
Services commemorate the dead on the 40th day after their death.
November 1, 2001
"Ten Years After Coup, Putin Seeks Inspiration From Russia's Christian Roots"
"During monastery visit, president says moral values should form national policy."
August 1, 2001
Pope's Pilgrimage to Ukraine Prompts Warning From Orthodox
Revival of the Greek Catholic Church in Russia prompts new conflict.
July 1, 2001
Russian Prelate Urges World's Churches to Adopt Orthodox Dates for Easter
"But even on this calendrical rarity, churches will not celebrate Christ's resurrection together."
April 1, 2001
Russian Church Objects to New Ecumenical Charter for Europe's Churches
Official concerned about commitment to work toward visible unity of the Church of Jesus Christ in the one faith
April 1, 2001
Russia: Salvation Army Rejected
Without official recognition, ministry and the elderly suffer.
March 5, 2001
Russia: Most Religious Groups Achieve Reregistration
Russia registers more than 9,000 religious organizations, but number is only 60 percent of religious groups in 1990s.
March 5, 2001
"100 Years After Excommunication, Church Cannot Look Kindly Upon Tolstoy"
Russian Orthodox hierarchy rejects request of writer's great-great-grandson.
March 1, 2001
Russian Church Reassures Members Who Fear Codes Signify 'The Beast'
"Tax codes in no way a doctrinal matter, says Patriarch Alexei II."
March 1, 2001
Church Leader Says Russia Needs To Adopt German-Style Church Tax
"Russian Orthodox Church facing financial difficulties, but suggestion is seen only as publicity ploy."
March 1, 2001
Report Sounds Alarm Over Mozambique's 'Black November'
Country's progressive reputation belies violent acts like the police suffocation of 88 dissidents last year.
February 1, 2001
Moscow Parish Overcomes the Sound Barrier
Small Russian church develops a sign language for the Orthodox liturgy
February 1, 2001
The First Victim Of Moscow's Adoption Ban? Disabled Russian Orphans
Would-be parents in the US are more likely than any other nationality to adopt children with disabilities. The issue is heating up again after the death of a Russian boy in Texas. (Kommersant via Worlcrunch)
A Devotion to Wooden Churches
Architectural photographer Richard Davies on saving Russia’s threatened onion-domed churches (The New York Times)
USCIRF Report Criticizes Religious Freedom Conditions In Russia
Report: "There are increasing signs of an official policy of “selective secularism” that favors the Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church (MPROC) over other religious communities." (Religion Clause)
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