PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.prweb.com PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - Press Releases en PRWeb Distribution Newswire http://www.prweb.com/images_v4/prweb_logo_hv.jpg http://www.prweb.com 200 46 xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Is Russia Systematically Clamping Down on Religious and Media Freedoms? The Russian Double Standard — A Sign of the Times http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/07/prweb411431.htm As President Vladimir Putin prepares to host the G8 Summit scheduled for July 15-17 in his hometown of St. Petersburg, is the Russian Federation resorting back to cold war antics of religious intolerance and muzzling of the media? While on the one hand, Russia wants to be perceived as a democratic nation where religious freedoms and media rights are protected, the recent cancellation of the multiple entry visa granted to Pastor Sunday Adelaja calls to question its seriousness. As Pastor of the Embassy of God church in Europe, Pastor Sunday leads one of the fastest church planting organizations in the world—500 churches in 12 years—and pastors the largest evangelical Church in Europe—35,000 worshippers on any given Sunday. Even as it denied Pastor Sunday entry, the Russian government was also promoting a summit of world religious leaders on its G-8 Summit website. (PRWeb Jul 15, 2006)

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