It all began on March 24, when the sector head of the catechetical Religious Education Cheboksary - Chuvash diocese priest Vladimir Zakharov (pictured) spoke to the limit of the State Council of the Chuvash Republic
http://www.eparh-chb.ru/documentation/arhiv/?id=196
where: "Oh. Vladimir Zakharov stressed that" amid the global crisis before the state and society emerging issues related to the activities totalitarian sects, cults and all sorts of swindlers and crooks who use credulity of those who fell in the difficult life situation. "
among totalitarian sects was called and the so-called "Commercial sects", among which "Amway" (see center svschmch.Irineya Lyons http://iriney.ru/sects/commerc/003.htm)
This statement has spread in the media, and naturally Amway did not fail to answer. In his letter to the secretary of the diocesan administration Cheboksary Director of External Relations Amway Maxim Litvinov , in particular, wrote:
"Dear Father Nicholas,
In connection with the appearance April 10 in some Russian media reports concerning the decision of Cheboksary, Chuvash Diocese of the ROC to make Ltd. Amway, the Russian branch of the international perfumery and cosmetics company Amway Corp., The list of destructive sects, make referrals to Metropolitan Cheboksarsomu and Chuvash Barnabas, and a range of information and background about the nature of Russian industry of direct sales and our companyAbout.
originals of these materials were sent today to the Lord Barnabas Express - by mail.
I would appreciate your prompt transfer the above address by His Eminence.
Sincerely,
Maxim Litvinov ,
Director vneshnekorporativnym Relations
Ltd. "Amway"
1. Letter from the Metropolitan Cheboksary and Chuvash Barnabas
2. Publications on April 10, 2009
3. Help on the direct selling industry in Russia
4. Brochure Ltd. Amway in 2008
5. Report on CSR Ltd Amway in 2008
6. Letters of Bishops ROC "
after this letter the diocese hosted the official site Statement:
letter number 181 of 15 April 2009
Director
on vneshnekorporativnym
Relations Ltd Amway »
Litvinov MV
On behalf of the Governing Cheboksary, Chuvash Diocese of Metropolitan Barnabas has carefully examined your materials and claims for speech cleric Cheboksary, Chuvash Diocese.
Lord Barnabas welcomed the participation of OOO "Amway" on the implementation of voluntary social partnership and social assistance vulnerable children and people with disabilities and co-operation with the Orthodox Christian charity funds.
God's help so will accompany you in all your good deeds.
March 24, 2009 Head of the missionary department of Cheboksary, Chuvash diocese priest Vladimir Zakharov gave a talk before State Council of the Chuvash Republic. Among others was mentioned by your company "Amway."
In this case, please be advised that Priest Vladimir Zakharov is not a head of department of religious education and catechesis . According to the meeting of the Diocesan Council on December 5 2008, Protocol № 5, p. 5. Priest Vladimir Zakharov was dismissed head of the department of religious education and catechesis and appointed head of missionary sector. (Extract from the Protocol number 5 attached).
speech to the deputies of the State Council of the Chechen Republic has been blessed by Eminence Metropolitan Barnabas against advertising on local television and sorcerers Vorozheyev that decompose the spiritual and moral state of society and lead the most tragic consequences, a greater blessing was not. further address the priest of the Missionary Department is not the position of Cheboksary, Chuvash diocese, and it is a personal opinion expressed without the blessing of the ruling bishop. Although in his speech, Fr Vladimir Zakharov only calls company "Amway," Tseptr "and" Tian Shi "- financial cults, but not religious sect.
With respect to the priest, Vladimir Zakharov, the following measures:
By Order of the ruling bishop, he removed from his work with the Internet portal site Cheboksary, Chuvash diocese. At the next extended Diocesan Council will be reviewed misconduct Priest Vladimir Zakharov on performances without the blessing in which he arbitrarily not having the evidence, accused those or other organizations and cults.
Yours
Secretary of the Diocesan Administration Priest Nikolai Ivanov
http://www.eparh-chb.ru/documentation/arhiv/?id=199
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