re: The real reason the media hates Russia...

You do know that there are two official state religions in Russia, right? One is Christianity, the other is the Muslim religion. Yes, you read that right, it is one of the "official" religions of Russia.

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Islam is the second most widely professed religion in Russia. Islam is considered as one of Russia’s traditional religions, legally a part of Russian historical heritage.[2] According to a poll by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center, 6% of respondents considered themselves Muslims.[3] Also, according to the Arena Atlas, the survey found that 6.5% or 9,400,000 were Muslims.[4] Another survey by the Pew Research Center found that 10% of Russia's population is Muslim.[5] According to a news article of Russia Today, Muslim minorities make up approximately 15% of the total population of Russia.[6]

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