A series of lectures by Archpriest Alexander Novopashin has begun in Tikhvintranslated

In Tikhvin, at the invitation of Bishop Mstislav of Tikhvin and Lodeynopol and with the blessing of Metropolitan Bartholomew of Novosibirsk and Berdsk, a series of lectures is being held by the head of the Center for Apologetic Mission in the Siberian Federal District and the head of the missionary department of the Novosibirsk diocese, Archpriest Alexander Novopashin. Father Alexander is a permanent member of the jury of the Orthodox film festival “Under the Protection of the Mother of God “Tikhvin””, takes part in the film festival, and, as was the case in past years, conducts educational lectures and conversations around the city of Tikhvin and the region. Lecture topic: “Destructive formations as a threat to the individual, family, society and state.” On October 12, meetings were held with Tikhvin students at school No. 2 and Lyceum No. 8. Father Alexander explained that destructive associations are not limited to religious sects. These may include totalitarian, suicidal, misanthropic and extremist movements, as well as commercial, pseudo-psychological and occult practices that use similar methods of psychological pressure.

He told schoolchildren about methods of action and remote methods of involvement and recruitment into such dangerous movements, as well as how to resist it. By…