Live Public Forum: “Religion and the Rise of Putin”

Anyone with an interest in the Russian invasion of Ukraine will be interested to know about “Religion and the Rise of Putin,” a live public forum that examines how the Russian president has used used religion and the Russian Orthodox Church to secure total power and claim the moral authority to impose a new Russian empire across Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 30, at 2 p.m. at Lucky Lab Beer Hall, 1945 N.W. Quimby St. Portland, the forum features Dr. Kathryn David of Vanderbilt University, an expert on the role of religion in Russian and Ukrainian identity. Admission is free. For more information. Contact Jack Huttig at the Center for Inquiry at 503-754-199.