Effects of the Western Anti-Cult Movement on Development of Laws Concerning Religion in Post-Communist Russia

Effects of the Western Anti-Cult Movement on Development of Laws Concerning Religion in Post-Communist Russia

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Proposed legal restrictions on religious groups in post-communist Russia have their origin in the Western anti-cult movement. Western European lists of supposed dangerous cults include the Bahá'í Faith. Such lists of specific groups have real consequences, since the groups are frequently barred from using public facilities.