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Russian Court Bans Jehovah's Witnesses

posted by on Friday April 21 2017, @10:26PM   Printer-friendly
from the weird-sure,-but-extremist? dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

USA Today reports:

"Russia's Supreme Court formally banned Jehovah's Witnesses as an extremist organization Thursday and ordered the state to seize its property in Russia, according to Russian news media."

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/04/20/russian-court-bans-jehovahs-witnesses-extremist-group/100701524/

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by charon on Saturday April 22 2017, @02:51AM (3 children)

    by charon (5660) on Saturday April 22 2017, @02:51AM (#497760) Journal
    The family story goes that my grandmother got onto their Do Not Visit list by inviting some Jehovah's Witnesses in, settling them down with a cup of tea, and proceeding to tell them all about Roman Catholicism for an hour.
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  • (Score: 2) by dry on Saturday April 22 2017, @05:39AM (1 child)

    by dry (223) on Saturday April 22 2017, @05:39AM (#497802) Journal

    My Mom used to just say she was Jewish, worked wonders.

    • (Score: 2) by riT-k0MA on Saturday April 22 2017, @06:27AM

      by riT-k0MA (88) on Saturday April 22 2017, @06:27AM (#497823)

      Some friends used to go with the "We're Satanists!" line.

      Worked especially well on a Sunday morning when there'd been a massive party and the front lawn was littered with bottles, articles of clothing, and other, um, objects.

  • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Saturday April 22 2017, @08:47PM

    by Gaaark (41) on Saturday April 22 2017, @08:47PM (#498061) Journal

    I would love to do this, but couldn't waste my time. Maybe when I'm reallllll old, lol.

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