Russia Tortures Christians

“The story the news media is not telling you about Ukraine is that Russians are torturing and murdering Ukrainian Christians in occupied territories for their faith.” - RTC Website

Russia Tortures Christians is an organization dedicated to sharing the truth of religious persecution happening at the hands of Russia. Similar to A Faith Under Siege, this organization is working to collect the stories of those who have suffered at the hands of Russia because of their faith.

“We currently have two teams in Ukraine interviewing Protestants who have endured torture and persecution at the hands of the Russians. One evangelical pastor recounts a Russian Orthodox priest participating in his torture. A Baptist minister recounts how Russian soldiers hunted Protestants who fled occupied Mariupol. The youth pastor of a megachurch that was converted to the Russian Ministry of Culture in occupied Melitopol says, ‘This war is not only about trying to capture Ukrainian territories, land and resources. This is a war against our faith and against our God.’

To fully understand Russia’s war on Protestants in Ukraine, one must understand that the Russian Orthodox Church is not a church like most Americans understand it, but a working arm of the Kremlin.

The Russian Orthodox Church is hierarchical and has a patriarch, Kirill, who is the equivalent of a pope. Last year, Patriarch Kirill promised Russian soldiers that if they died in Ukraine it would ‘wash away all their sins.’ Kirill’s statement was made at the same time as the Kremlin’s announcement of draft of new soldiers to send to the front, attempting to bolster conscripts.” - Russia Tortures Christians