Russian authorities demand that children’s book about Jesus be banned

JW-Media.org 2012-02-16 - copyright by Watchtower

TVER, Russia— In a move that defies both Russian law and common sense, a district prosecutor in the city of Tver is attempting to have the book Learn From the Great Teacher, published by Jehovah’s Witnesses, added to the Federal L

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Since being published in 1971, the book and its predecessor, Listening to the Great Teacher, have been printed with a circulation of over 65 million copies in more than 100 languages.

The prosecutor’s office has failed to produce any evidence to support its claim. The allegations are based on an “expert conclusion” by Olga Vlasova of the Russian Language Department of the Tver State University. In the past, teachers i