A Church (Further) Divided: Putin’s Patriarch Now Faces a Rebellion From Within the Russian Orthodox Church
While the world waits for Russian oligarchs to tire of their yachts being seized and…
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Make no Mistake, if There’s a War Between Russia and Ukraine, it Will be a Religious War
Putin has now ordered Russian troops into Donetsk and Luhansk. The first major conflict between…
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Pence Meets With One of Putin’s Top Clerics: Strange Bedfellows at BGEA’s World Summit in Defense of Persecuted Christians
Yesterday, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence made headlines for his appearance at the Billy Graham Evangelistic…
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Is ISIS A Sign of the End Times? It May Only Matter That They Believe So
To bolster a weakened Assad regime, Russia has spent the last few weeks sending military…
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What Does the ‘Traditional Family’ Have To Do with Pussy Riot?
Much of the Pussy Riot trial has focused on the shifting role of the Church from the Soviet era, but what’s less well known is the Church’s efforts to mute dissenters outside of Russia.
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Pussy Riot Members Sentenced to 2 Years for Offending Russian Orthodox Church
In short: for “hooliganism.”
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The Kremlin and the Church: Russia’s Holy Alliance
In the new Russia, where Putin attends Easter services in the capital’s main cathedral, it seems the era of religious repression is over—except if you are a Protestant.
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