Author Topic: Putin initiates law against anti-Semitic Biblical commentary (Read 2401 times)

ClarkSmith · « **on:** December 11, 2015, 10:47:00 PM »

Putin initiates law against anti-Semitic Biblical commentary

At the initiative of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Duma (Russian Parliament) has legislated a law outlawing "distorted and/or extremist" commentary of Scriptures.

The purpose of the unusual law, it is widely understood, is the prevention of cynical advantage being taken of Biblical verses for anti-Semitic purposes.

Russian history has seen many instances in which anti-Semitic elements announced "shocking new revelations" from the Bible and Rabbinic writings to encourage violent anti-Semitism.

Putin, a former KGB agent, has long been known to oppose anti-Semitism, and violent attacks against Jєωs in his country have in fact been on the decline in recent years. He also conducts warm relations with Israel – even as he does the same with Iran.

Rabbi Berel Lazar, Chief Rabbi of Russia, said that the law is truly important in the fight against Russian anti-Semitism. He publicly thanked "my friend President Putin who bodily blocks all anti-Semitic phenomena" and the members of the Duma for "proving that Russia respects the beliefs of all its citizens."

Putin's warm relations with the Jєωιѕн community in his country have long been a matter of curiosity. Some say it is because of his many Jєωιѕн friends and neighbors when he was a child. One story even has it that a Jєωιѕн family befriended him when he was a poor child in St Petersburg whose parents were barely ever home. Another story relates that years later, as Vice-Mayor of that city, Putin stuck his neck out to give permission for the opening of a Jєωιѕн school in the city, even though it was not in his authority to do so.

In 2012, Putin arrived in Israel to take part in the inauguration of the Victory Monument in the city of Netanya, commemorating the sacrifices of the Red Army on behalf of Jєωs during World War II. Putin said on that occasion, “I am very excited to be here today…. The Jєωιѕн h0Ɩ0cαųst was the most shameful and dark event in human history, and the Soviet Army was the one who crushed the head of the nαzι monster… This amazing monument strengthens the respect I feel towards to the Jєωιѕн people and the State of Israel."

Clearly, Putin's opposition to anti-Semitism is only one of many aspects of the complex personality and politics of the leader of one of today's world's major superpowers.

MariaCatherine · « **Reply #1 on:** December 11, 2015, 10:59:42 PM »

If this is true, it's a crying shame for Russia and the world.

Neil Obstat · « **Reply #2 on:** December 12, 2015, 12:05:20 AM »

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But does this only apply to Bible commentary, or, does it apply to the Bible text itself?

Croix de Fer · « **Reply #3 on:** December 13, 2015, 02:40:27 PM »

I think PG (CathInfo member) made a good point on an earlier thread here:

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I think that the chabad promotion in russia is worth a serious investigation. I read into it many months ago, and while putin has a favorite chabad rabbi whose back he appears to rub, he has at the same time come down like a hammer on many other rabbis, sects, and corners of judaism to the point where the majority of Jєωs believe that putin and russia are anti semitic. This can mean many different things. Here is what I think. And, I will say, I do not condone employing Jєωιѕн 5th pillar tactics on the Jєωs, but it is quite possible that russia is doing(trying) that. Basically, they are propping up the chabad rabbi(berel lazar) to influence the sect(chabad) that they appear to be granting a monopoly to in their country. And, oddly enough, chabad is possibly the perfect Jєωιѕн sect to use. They are relatively new sect that is in actuality a hierarchical cult. If you place a well behaved Jєω/rabbi as their leader, the whole may follow suit(somewhat). It may just end up being a way to better restrain them(which would be a success). Because, they deify their leaders and follow them blindly. That is why when one rabbi dies, all the chabadnik rabbitizims wage war against each other for turf rights and honors. I won't go into it in detail, but there is a reason many orthodox say chabad is not Jєωιѕн. Chabad is wreckless and crazy. But, they are one. And, that is likely better than having the greater in size polar opposites(reformed alongside hasids) unknowingly working together to debase and enslave your country. It is wild double triple agent stuff, but russia has been doing that. I think it is a possible scenario. And, lets just say, russia has been kicking some serious noahide butt lately. So, I won't doubt it.

RomanCatholic1953 · « **Reply #4 on:** December 13, 2015, 09:27:29 PM »

We need confirmation on this. I have searched all the Russian online
news such as rt.com, and even Pravda and other online publications
such as the UK Guardian. And I do not find any verification.
Did you know Putin has closed down George Soros Foundations
in Russia. He is a billionaire Polish Jєω who finances radical
revolutions in the world and migration of refugees into Europe.
This easily can be found online.
Even if true, it would be protested by the Russian Orthodox Church.
I am sure that Putin knows the truth about the Jєωs and Israel.
After all, they have been taking care of the US and Coalition
Forces assets wounded ISIS soldiers in Israeli Hospitals.

RomanCatholic1953 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 17, 2015, 09:03:58 PM »

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