From Echo Moskvy:
Vladimir Putin has signed two high profile bills banning the promotion of homosexuality and insulting the feelings of religious believers
A statement has been posted on the official portal for legal information. One of them introduces multi-thousand rouble fines and even imprisonment for public and open insults to the feelings of religious believers. The law on promoting non-traditional sexual relationships when children are around risks fines of up to 1 million roubles [£20,000, 23,000€].
Comments from Echo Moskvy:
jolk_33:
Is this a witch hunt or are they really introducing religious devotion in Russia?
irdo: (responding to above)
It’s a witch hunt in modern surroundings.
bujhmc: (also responding to previous commenter)
It’s obviously a witch hunt. Nobody knows at all what “non-traditional sexual relations” or “religious feelings” are, and which of these feelings are being offended: touch, smell, sight, hearing, or taste.
perestarok: (responding to above)
It’s the sixth sense of Soviet people that’s being offended – the feeling of deep satisfaction.
serge000:
As a Christian, the phrase Allahu Akbar offends me. That sort of thing is offending my feelings.
polaris_l_:
Good decision. I’m not a churchgoing man, but if someone comes up to me with their gay propaganda in real life, I’ll fine them right in the eye.
advocat66: (responding to above)
Do they often come up to you, seeing as you’re so worried?
ohrjr:
Poor man, I feel sorry for you! On your weekend, in the heat, signing in such “momentous” laws!
advocat66: (responding to above)
He has air conditioning.
azizian:
It won’t be too long until a law is passed banning promoting Putin.
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