On July 9, 2013, the Kemerovo diocese opposed the All-Russian bike ride "Russia and the world without orphans", which took place in Kemerovo and Mariinsk with 12 to 15 July.

Supervisor Evgeny Udartsev of the Information and Apologetics Center of the Missionary Department of the Diocese warned residents of the city against participating in the event because, according to him, the bike ride organized by adherents of "charismatic churches". E. Udartsev mentioned that “ the apologetic center repeatedly parents and heads of educational institutions of the region, who lamented that teenagers, attending divine services of charismatic churches, became uncontrollable, began to conflict with members of their families .”

Representatives alliance "Russia without orphans" commented on the performance of the Kemerovo diocese: " Officially declare that all material information contained in the disseminated material, untrue, damaging the reputation of our alliance, participants of the bike ride and the Kemerovo initiative group, which responded to the call to support a bike ride in the region ”. They are afraid of disruptions activities and physical violence by radical groups, perceiving the initiative as a threat from outside .

Sources

The information and apologetic center of the Kemerovo diocese warns Kuzbass residents against participating in the bike ride "Russia and the world without orphans" // Official website of the Kuzbass Metropolis of the Russian Orthodox Church. 2013. July 9.
Alliance "Russia Without Orphans" commented on the criticism of the bike ride in Kuzbass // TBN. July 2013

Kemerovo diocese is against the bike ride