{"id":36777,"date":"2025-10-16T12:34:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T09:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/?post_type=publications&p=36777"},"modified":"2025-10-16T12:34:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T09:34:58","slug":"religion-and-beliefs-during-the-war-comments-on-the-situation-in-the-russian-federation-in-connection-with-russias-aggression-against-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"publications","link":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/en\/publications\/religion-and-beliefs-during-the-war-comments-on-the-situation-in-the-russian-federation-in-connection-with-russias-aggression-against-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Religion and beliefs during the war: Comments on the situation in the Russian Federation in connection with Russia’s aggression against Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"

ADC<\/span> Memorial<\/span> submitted <\/span>an analytical<\/span> material<\/span><\/a> “<\/span>Religion<\/span> and<\/span> beliefs<\/span> during the war<\/span>:<\/span> Comments<\/span> on the<\/span> situation<\/span> in<\/span> the Russian<\/span> Federation<\/span> in<\/span> connection<\/span> with<\/span> Russia<\/span>‘s aggression<\/span> against<\/span> Ukraine<\/span>“<\/span> as<\/span> part<\/span> of preparation<\/span> of the report<\/span> of the UN High<\/span> Commissioner<\/span> for<\/span> Human<\/span> Rights<\/span> “<\/span>On<\/span> combating<\/span> intolerance<\/span> based<\/span> on religion<\/span> or<\/span> belief<\/span>“<\/span> (<\/span>in<\/span> accordance<\/span> with<\/span> resolution<\/span> 58\/29<\/span> of the<\/span> Human<\/span> Rights<\/span> Council<\/span> UN<\/span>,<\/span> pp.<\/span>\u00a07-8<\/span>)<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The<\/span> submission presents<\/span> alarming<\/span> facts<\/span> of militarization<\/span> of spiritual<\/span> and religious<\/span> sphere<\/span> in<\/span> modern<\/span> Russia<\/span>.<\/span> This concerns first of all the aggressive<\/span> pro<\/span>-war position<\/span> of the<\/span> Russian<\/span> Orthodox<\/span> Church<\/span>,<\/span> but<\/span> also<\/span> representatives<\/span> of other<\/span> faiths;<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span> politicization<\/span> of religious<\/span> life;<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span> propaganda<\/span> of war<\/span> using<\/span> religious<\/span> instruments;<\/span>\u00a0and the<\/span> persecution<\/span> of religious<\/span> figures<\/span> expressing their<\/span> anti<\/span>-war views<\/span>.<\/span> All<\/span> this<\/span> leads<\/span> to<\/span> discrediting<\/span> of religious<\/span> ideas<\/span> of peace<\/span> and<\/span> nonviolence<\/span>,<\/span> perversion of religious<\/span> concepts<\/span>,<\/span> loss<\/span> of independence<\/span> by faiths<\/span> and<\/span> freedom<\/span> of religion<\/span> by believers<\/span>,<\/span> and<\/span> ultimately<\/span> to<\/span> an increased <\/span>level<\/span> of hatred<\/span> and<\/span> hostility<\/span> in<\/span> society<\/span>,<\/span> which<\/span> contradicts<\/span> the intentions<\/span> of most<\/span> religions<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t

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