[Hac-announce] Fwd: Why Russia’s church leader is blessing Putin’s war
Manny Sholem Ratafia
manny at ratafias.com
Mon Mar 21 10:31:15 EDT 2022
I think this article on the Russian Orthodox Church will be of special
interest to humanists.--Manny
"Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you."
― Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 01:18:48 +1100
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Addressing a thousands-strong rally in Moscow last week marking the
eighth anniversary of the annexation of Crimea, Vladimir Putin praised
the current war in Ukraine as a show of Russia’s “Christian values.” In
so doing, he echoed messages Russian Orthodox Christians have heard from
the church’s leader, Patriarch Kirill, who has signaled support for the
invasion and portrayed it as part of Russia’s fight against a liberal West.
But Russia’s church and state have not always been so aligned,
especially during the country’s tumultuous 20th century, explains church
historian Scott Kenworthy. Under Soviet rule, the Russian Orthodox
Church was the target of severe persecution. Yet in recent years, as the
country struggles to forge a new identity, Putin has latched onto faith
as a useful tool for unity
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“The church’s current support for the Kremlin is not inevitable or
predestined, but a deliberate decision that needs to be understood,”
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