Three members of a so-called ‘punk band’ called ‘Pussy Riot’ have each been jailed for two years by a court in Moscow for hooliganism motivated by religious hatred, over a protest in a cathedral, reports the BBC. The foul-mouthed rant included a mock prayer on the altar of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour of the …
Daily Archive: 17 August 2012
Aug 17
Pussy Riot jailed & Moscow bans gay parades
Categories:
Homosexuality, Indecency, Morality, Persecuted Church, Politics, Religious Hatred, Secularism
by Stephen
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