Russian activist Ksenia Sobchak 'offended Christians' by wearing fake Orthodox priest beard

[pampango]

Ksenia Sobchak faces investigation from Russian authorities for this picture of herself dressed as an Orthodox priest

Russian authorities launched an investigation after a Russian activist and former TV presenter posted pictures of herself online wearing the robes of an Orthodox priest and a fake beard. Ksenia Sobchak, a well-known media personality turned opposition journalist and activist, posted the picture of herself on her Instagram page to promote a news report she was working on.

In Russia, it is illegal to offend religious believers, with offences carrying a maximum year-long jail sentence.

In recent years, Russian President Vladimir Putin has courted the support of Russian conservatives, passing anti-homosexual legislation and promoting "traditional" Russian values.

She is a prominent figure in the Russian liberal opposition, and in February said she was going to flee abroad after a hit list of opposition with her name on it circulated in Russian media shortly after the murder of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov in Moscow.

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/russian-activist-ksenia-sobchak-offended-christians-by-wearing-fake-orthodox-priest-beard-1504166

Christian fundamentalists and 'family values' folks are everywhere. If Ms. Sobchak had done this at a Catholic church in the US, some conservatives would have been offended.

[DetlefK]

1. Meh. The Catholic Church isn't what it used to be with that new commie-liberal-eco-pope.

"Christianity is under attack! War on Christmas! In unrelated developments, let's deliberately break a muslim commandment not as an artistic expression but to insult them!"

(Yeah, I know, not making an image of Mohammed is not a real commandment in the Quran but an interpretation added by radical scholars at later times.)

[Bluenorthwest]

2. Francis is a homophobic, misogynistic anti science fundamentalist like the rest of them.

When a person tries to tell me that a bigot is a liberal, I know I'm not talking to a liberal.