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TexasTowelie

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Tue Sep 6, 2016, 09:35 AM Sep 2016

Mormon church reassigns some missionaries who were headed to Russia due to new law

In the wake of a new law regulating religious work and proselytizing in Russia, the Mormon church announced Monday that it has reassigned nearly half of its missionaries who intended to serve there.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has reassigned 30 missionaries at the Provo Missionary Training Center who were originally assigned to serve in Russia.

"These volunteers were reassigned to serve in different missions in Russia or to other Russian-speaking missions in Eastern Europe," church spokesman Eric Hawkins said in a news release.

There are 47 missionaries — who are now known as "volunteers" in Russia — at the training center who will go to their originally assigned mission.

Read more: http://www.sltrib.com/lifestyle/faith/4317303-155/mormon-church-reassigns-some-missionaries-who

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Mormon church reassigns some missionaries who were headed to Russia due to new law (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2016 OP
Proselytizing is one of the biggest... 3catwoman3 Sep 2016 #1

3catwoman3

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1. Proselytizing is one of the biggest...
Tue Sep 6, 2016, 10:55 AM
Sep 2016

...problems with religions. Believe what you want, but mind your own business.

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