An examination of the materials of Jehovah's Witnesses in Nizhny Novgorod was carried out

On September 18, 2009, experts from the Nizhny Novgorod State Linguistic University (NSLU) named after. N.I. Dobrolyubov published the results of a linguistic examination of several materials of Jehovah's Witnesses, carried out at the request of law enforcement agencies (which structure is not specified).

The experts were asked whether the brochures used manipulative techniques to influence the reader and statements aimed at inciting religious hatred. The last question is formulated incorrectly, since the answer to it is not within the competence of the expert.

The examination found that the authors of the brochures “The Government that will bring paradise”, “Rejoice in life on earth” and “Who are Jehovah’s Witnesses” “exploit themes of fear and curiosity”, “interpret individual biblical quotations in an unconventional way” , and “the vocabulary of these brochures is more political than religious sound."

According to experts, reading brochures can lead to terrorism: “But some old woman, after reading the brochures, is quite capable of taking any package and throwing it wherever they say.”

In addition, the brochures preach social passivity. “Jehovah’s Witnesses are a network agent group that wants to destroy the social peace in Russia and instill discontent in people,” says Tatyana Markova, a member of the guild of linguists and experts in information and documentary disputes.

According to the head of the department of Russian philology and general linguistics of the NSLU, Mikhail Grachev, the Witnesses are “an anti-government organization, alien to Russia.”

The opinion of experts is shared by representatives of regional authorities. “This sect has a lot of senile dogmas that endanger the lives and health of people. These people are engaged in active missionary activities - going from house to house, offering literature, starting conversations, although even our Orthodox leaders do not do this. Therefore, we believe that Jehovah’s Witnesses to some extent they are a fifth column,” said the mayor of Dzerzhinsk, Viktor Portnov.

We remind you that Jehovah's Witnesses are persecuted in various regions of Russia, including the Altai Republic , Sverdlovsk region and Rostov region .

Sources

• Experts from NSLU named after. N.I. Dobrolyubova conducted a linguistic examination of literature distributed by Jehovah's Witnesses // NIA "Nizhny Novgorod". 2009. September 18.
• “To some extent a fifth column” // Vremya Novostei. 2009. September 30.