Putin went from Saul to Paul.
You forgot your sarcasm tag. You also failed to mention the ban on proselytizing, with no distinction made as to which religion. Of course, the Russian Orthodox Church gets a pass on having the law enforced. All other Christian denominations, YMMV.
Yeah, there is literally nothing Christian about the mass murdering KGB filth running one party state fascist Russia. But I guess loving eyes can never see.
Why Russia’s Evangelicals Thank God for Putin
Mark R. Elliott [ 1/7/2015 9:25:00 AM ]
...Putin is genuinely popular—and admired—by Russians across the spectrum: among believers as well as the religiously indifferent, among Protestants as well as Orthodox, and among academics as well as taxi drivers.
These poor deluded Christians need help in understanding that true Christianity needs to be subordinate to the globalist and neocon expectations or it/they/Russia will be vilified and effectively rooted out.