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Patriarch Kirill who leads the orthodox church in Russia and is very close to Putin recently said that the war started because people in east Ukraine, in those
by sAbakumoff 5y ago
Patriarch Kirill who leads the orthodox church in Russia and is very close to Putin recently said that the war started because people in east Ukraine, in those separatists areas can't allow LGBT parades on their streets. He really said that.
- foobarian 5y agoInteresting. I heard from some older, conservative East EU folks that they approve of Putin because Ukraine is full of "drug addicts and immoral behavior." So maybe there is a religious conservative thread backing this conflict. This kind of thinking is not that unusual in the US either...
- sAbakumoff 5y ago>> This kind of thinking is not that unusual in the US either... Right! They just passed the "Stop the woke" bill in Florida that has anti-LGBT parts all over it. I guess it's also based on religious beliefs of whose who support right-wing lunatics in the USA.
- mkr-hn 5y agoAnd don't forget about the Texas governor trying to place himself between children, parents, and doctors because his base doesn't like the choices they make. This is the same crowd that screamed about the ACA allegedly creating death panels that replace doctors and patients as decision makers. Kids are going to die because they don't get the care they need or are forced into homes that affirm the governor's worldview.
- jonathan-adly 5y agoThe nationalist Orthodox Church leaders are quasi-government employees. An intelligent officer is attached to their office and write their sensitive speeches for them. Kinda of open secret among the Orthodox faithful (who, at least in America) ignore these kinda of things.