Журнал «Вопросы государства и права»

THE CONCEPT OF RELIGIOUS SECURITY: CURRENT STATE AND THREATS

Author: Chernysheva Yuliya A., Rybalko Sophia S., Golik Yuri V.

The article touches upon the problem of the current state of religious security in the Russian Federation. The author explores the content of the concept of "religious security", taking into account the achievements of legal science and analysis of legislation. On the basis of which a definition of religious security is proposed. The types of threats to religious security are listed - the spread of ideas of religious extremist groups, the spread of religious and occult syncretic teachings, astrology, magic, pseudo-psychics and sorcerers. The main idea is the author's conclusion about the need for more active participation of the state in the protection of religious security in the prevailing modern realities. The article notes that religious security is a state activity aimed at protecting Russian society from the destructive influence of extremist ideologies, pseudo-teachings of totalitarian sects and destructive cults, occultism, witchcraft, magic and at achieving a stable state for the original development of confessional traditions of all peoples of Russia. The author emphasizes why it would be correct to include types of direct threats in the definition of religious security. Special attention is paid to the general signs characterizing threats to the religious life of society and their content is considered. This is the universality of penetration into the life of a person, family, people (and taking into account the Internet space and digital technologies, this process is also simplified) and the identity of objects that are directly encroached upon by threats to religious security. The article identifies traditional values that are encroached upon by threats in the sphere of religious security: the ideals of patriotism, service to the Fatherland, natural continuation of life, the values of a strong family, marriage, large families, creative work, positive contribution of Russia to world history and culture. As a result, the author concludes that these values constitute the content of such a concept as the national security of the state, which is the basis of the existence of the state.

Key words:
religious security; threats to religious security; traditional values of society; destructive impact; national security