Russia's Church Cites Rise in Weddings After Foreign Propaganda…
The Russian Orthodox Church stated that the number of marriages has increased and linked this to the 'departure of the anti-church hypnosis of pro-Western forces.' This was stated by the head of the RPOC commission on family, protection of motherhood and childhood, Father Fedor Lukyanov.
Consensus
- Russia has seen an increase in weddings.
- The increase is linked to the closure of foreign information channels due to the special military operation.
- The Russian Orthodox Church claims that anti-church propaganda was largely fueled from abroad.
- The Church attributes the change in public attitude to the disappearance of 'anti-church hypnosis' from pro-Western forces.
- The Church's official, Father Fedor Lukyanov, made these statements.
- No statistical data was provided by Lukyanov to support the claim of increased weddings.
Points of divergence
- Lukyanov previously proposed reinstating Stalin-era methods to combat divorces and compared modern contraception and abortion to the Nazi Generalplan Ost. — tg_agentstvonews
- A 2025 VCIOM study showed that Russia has a high divorce rate, with 4.7 divorces per 1,000 people in 2023, higher than in the US, China, and EU countries. — tg_agentstvonews
Coverage (6 sources)
- In the Russian Orthodox Church, it was stated that Russians are getting married more often due to the closure of channels spreading Western 'anti-church hypnosis...', — ASTRA
- With what the Russian Orthodox Church links the rise in the number of weddings in Russia — Дождь
- In the Russian Orthodox Church, they announced an increase in the number of weddings and linked it to the 'departure of anti-church hypnosis by pro-Western forces' — Дождь (Telegram)
- In the Russian Orthodox Church, the rise in the number of weddings is linked to the disappearance of Western 'anti-church hypnosis' after the start of the war — Агентство. Новости
- Russians are getting married more often, reported by the Russian Orthodox Church. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- In the Russian Orthodox Church, reports indicate an increase in the number of weddings in Russia — Москва 24