Putin’s Violent Holy War Rhetoric Made it to the Christian Right Fringe — And There’s Reason to Believe it’ll Go Mainstream
It starts with a tweet: It's time for Christians in every country to come to…
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Putin Escalates Ukraine Invasion to ‘Cosmic War’ — But There is Hope
When Vladimir Putin recently announced the annexation of four regions of Ukraine that were purported…
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The Far-Right Embrace of the Knights Templar isn’t Just About Faith, Tradition or History — It’s About Hate
In 1302, the island of Arwad, off the coast of Syria, fell to Mamluk forces….
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In Sermon on Birth of the ‘Fatherland,’ Putin’s Patriarch Kirill Equates Invasion of Ukraine with Defense of Orthodox Faith
If you’ve been educated in North America or Western Europe, you might be forgiven for…
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Knighting Viktor Orbán for ‘Defending Christianity,’ Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Demonstrates That ‘Culture War’ is the Only Theology That Matters to the Global Right
On September 5, Patriarch Porfiry of Belgrade, the leader of the Serbian Orthodox Church, awarded…
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If There’s any Retaliation at Next Month’s EuroPride Festival in Serbia it’s Likely to Have Orthodox Clerical Blessing
EuroPride is scheduled to take place in the Serbian capital of Belgrade next month. It’s…
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Unprecedented Anti-LGBTQ Statement By Orthodox Church in America Should Be Christian Nationalist Warning Sign to US Orthodoxy
Late last week, the Orthodox Church in America, the second largest Orthodox church body in…
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With This Largely Overlooked Shakeup is the Russian Orthodox Church Looking to Westernize? Yes and No
A major shakeup at the highest levels in the Russian Orthodox Church is offering new…
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Moscow Suffers its Most High Profile Defection Yet
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is now over 100 days old. When the war began,…
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Putin Theo-Propaganda Minister Kirill Invokes 600 Years of History to Lay Claim to Ukraine — Here’s What it Means
On May 17, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow addressed the upper house of the Russian Parliament…
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