Sergey Zhuravlev was born May 14, 1969 Cheboksary. After 19 years, he began to serve in the Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate – was a reader and sacristan in the Orel-Bryansk diocese. But with the ROC did not happen – in 1996 Zhuravlev left the church for ideological reasons
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On his website, a man remembers about the “persecution and physical threats” from the traditional Orthodox clergy, because of which he and his family was forced to leave Russia to Ukraine. Even there, he became the Primate of the Orthodox Reformed Church of Christ the Savior. Despite the apparent similarity of the followers (RPTSHS) reject the Orthodox asceticism (monastic life in all forms), the veneration of saints, icons of the Holy Cross and Our Lady.
«Blurred mind ever so jerk»
Zhuravlev in recent months conducted several workshops and worship in the river, Lviv, Zakarpattya. But not forgotten their homeland – AUGUST 27 began preaching in St. Petersburg, in the local Messianic Jewish community. The event was held in the building of “A New Hope” social care center. The website states that it deals with the help of alcoholics and drug addicts, their families, HIV-positive persons of no fixed abode, but also the poor and all those in need of social support. However, according to Zhuravlev, preaching turned “crumpled” – law enforcement officers came to worship
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“I was taken to the police department 5 of the Frunze district of our northern capital and held for several hours. Interrogation, unjust accusations, minutes … I was, it turns out, is accused of violating the recent “Spring laws”, as I understand it. The police said that I allegedly engaged in illegal missionary activity here, “- described the events of that day crane in your blog
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The so-called “Spring Package” has been approved by the President of Russian Federation on July 7th. The document made a number of changes to the current Russian legislation, including – in the Code of Administrative Offences. Thus, Article 5.26 (violation of legislation on freedom of conscience, freedom of religion and religious associations) has been supplemented by three parts. Zhuravlev was charged with fourth: the implementation of missionary activity in violation of the law on freedom of conscience, freedom of religion and religious associations
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Since July 2016 a violation of this article shall entail the imposition of an administrative fine on citizens in the amount of up to 50 thousand rubles.; for legal entities – up to 1 million rubles
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Proceedings of an administrative offense was transferred to 181 magistrates’ courts of the Northern capital. The first in St. Petersburg case of violation of articles from the “law of Spring” had seen Victoria Burvyashovoy. She said in Zhuravlev, for what purpose he was in the center of the “New Hope».
“It was at a party. Conducts seminars, videos, theirs is on YouTube. The theme – “History of Christianity”. In that year, I accompanied him, and this has decided to continue. To any organization or group I (one) are not attracted. The Orthodox do not agitate anyone, “- said the defendant
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At the hearing it became known and the reason for the sudden interest of people in uniform to the preacher’s personality. It turns out that it has filed a complaint against a citizen, whom police themselves, according to Zhuravlev, called “adherents of Orthodoxy.” Personality offended, however, remained unknown – at a meeting of his name is not sounded. The very same bishop said that the police acted “brutally” and actually disrupt the event.
“I explained to them that their actions are wrong, because there are ex-addicts, many of whom were engaged in prostitution, their phones were (written) on the pavement. But today they are believers. When arrested, I worried more for them “- he said
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According Zhuravlev, he repeatedly asked law enforcement officers to acquaint him with the claims of the essence, but it remained a mystery. With the prosecution in the end he did not agree, saying that “not involved come to any organization».
Two attendees said the meeting also came to the court as witnesses. Love was originally looking for a rehabilitation center, but one did not want to go. Therefore, I took her friend Anna. When the girl arrived at the boar, it was found out that the rehabilitation center, according to them, there is no smell.
“Everywhere was a Jewish symbolism was quite a lot of people, stage, musical instruments. Began the action itself, began to dance, it lasted an hour and a half “- Love remembered
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“I do not really understand what the Reformed Church, so I decided to google and learned that it is not a traditional church. I showed a page from “Wikipedia” friend, there was a question – that he (Zhuravlev) doing here? “- Wondered Anna
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Zhuravlev admitted – yes, dancing was, but this is a common messianic ministry. “I go out and make friends with messianic movements and understand the surprise witnesses”, – he said
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Burvyashova judge conferred briefly. Bishop was found guilty of violating the “law of Spring.” The court fined 5 thousand rubles -. That is, the minimum penalties referred to in Article. Sam Zhuravlev will appeal the decision, calling it “a dangerous precedent».
By the way, earlier media reports about the links with the banned priest in Russia “Right sector”. Allegedly, several priests led their churches were present in the ranks of the Ukrainian military are in the zone of the ATO in the Donbass. And some of them, again, allegedly fought alongside the “Right sector».
Zhuravlev himself categorically denied these reports.
“This is stupidity some” – he said to the correspondent of “Rosbalt»
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Ilya Davlyatchin
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