Russian Church Hosts Major Conference to Discuss Russia’s Future

Russian Faith ^ | 11/6/17 | Michael Tare

[marshmallow]

This is a fascinating insight into how Christian values and the Russian church itself directly influences Russian society and how the country sees itself.

The organization, called The World Russian People’s Council, (Wikipedia) was conceived of by the current Patriarch in the 1990s - with the goal of bringing together and uniting Russians from all over the world who were scattered over many different countries - to gather and discuss all issues of importance to Russian people everywhere.

In Russian, the name has a different connotation than in English. The Russian word ‘sobor’, can be translated as ‘council’, but it also means a gathering, a bringing together, a unifying, and finally, sobor is also the word for ‘cathedral’, with its spiritual atmosphere. There is no English word which brings together all the powerful emotions implied in the Russian ‘sobor’, and the legalistic ‘council’ doesn’t even come close, and this highlights the difficulty in translating between Russian and English.

It was held in the enormous, plush new luxury conference center which is part of the Christ the Savior Cathedral complex in Moscow, Russia's largest and most important cathedral, reconstructed in 2000 after being destroyed by Stalin in 1931.

The event, hosted by Kirill, the head of the Russian church, was attended by Russia’s top politicians. The main issues discussed were how Russia as a society should manage relations between its many nationalities, what Russia’s national values should be, and how to convey these values through the education system.

Putin sent a letter that struck a tone which would have been welcome with US and European social conservatives:

"Drawing upon our national, moral, and spiritual heritage is our only way to advance,"

The focus of all this is how to keep Russians united despite their many racial, cultural, and religious differences.

[GoldenState_Rose]

I lived in Russia not too long ago and will go back soon. The Russian Church botched two decades to set the moral course for the country and Europe by putting up with Putin’s corrupt cronyism and in allowing the revival of pro-Stalin/Societ nostalgia to revive unabated. Its common now to see icons of Jesus next to Stalin portraits in the homes of the “faithful.”

Also reprehensible how they treated the church and faithful of Ukraine and Christian minorities (Ukrainian Catholics) in Crimea following the annexation.

HIV is an epidemic in Russia. Abortion rates still very high. Birthrate in 2017 alone incredibly low.

Chechnya and Dagestan republics bastions of Islamic radicalism. In the heat of anti-Western rhetoric, Putin and Orthodox leaders claim Orthodoxy has more in common with Islam than Western Christianity.

Praise God though. The Putin system is crumbling. A more fitting title for the conference should be : the church after Putin or repenting from Putinism.

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From the Russian Orthodox Church's website...

WCC welcomes meeting of Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill for unity and peace

12 February 2016

Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), has issued a statement on behalf of the Council hailing the historic meeting of Pope Francis, pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, and Patriarch Kirill, primate of the Russian Orthodox Church.

The two leaders met on 12 February in Havana, Cuba.

The Russian Orthodox Church is the largest member church in the WCC..."

https://www.oikoumene.org/en/press-centre/news/wcc-welcomes-meeting-of-pope-francis-and-patriarch-kirill

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Got that? The Russian Orthodox Church is the largest member of the (far left) World Council of Churches!

That is all you need to know to understand that it is a sham operation. Reverend Wright’s fake church United Church of Christ (UCC) is also a member. In fact, his (communist) “Black Liberation Theology” was concocted by the KGB.

The Russians must laugh their behinds off at how easily westerners can be tricked and deceived. They are great chess players, thinking many moves ahead of their opponents, while most of us, unfortunately, have a difficult time at simple checkers.

The Russian Orthodox Church is a member of the (communist) World Council of Churches:
https://www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/russian-orthodox-church
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From David Horowitz's FrontPageMag.com/DiscoverTheNetworks.org:
Profile: WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES (WCC)

• Long-time proponent of Liberation Theology
• Infiltrated by the KGB during the Cold War
• Funded Marxist insurgent groups throughout the world
• Calls for capitalism’s “reform” according to socialist principles

  [lots more at link...]

  http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/groupProfile.asp?grpid=7514

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  August, 2006

  

  North Korea Builds an Orthodox Church

  The first-ever Russian Orthodox church will open in Pyongyang, North Korea this weekend.

  It’s an odd project considering that freedom of religion exists almost exclusively on paper in the closed communist country.

  North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il is supposed to be a communist atheist. So why has he made promoting the Russia Orthodox Church his latest pet project?

  On August 13, the country’s first Orthodox church is to be opened in the capital city of Pyongyang.

  Russian Metropolitan Bishop Kyrill, second in command within the Church after the Patriarch, will travel to Pyongyang to christen the new house of worship. ...”

  http://www.spiegel.de/international/kim-jong-il-and-religion-north-korea-builds-an-orthodox-church-a-431310.htm

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Christians in Russia Refuse to Stop Sharing the Gospel Despite Putin’s Ban on Evangelism

By Stoyan Zaimov , Christian Post Reporter
Aug 3, 2016 | 1:32 PM

Christians in Russia have said they are determined to preach the Gospel and fulfill the Great Commission despite tough new laws signed by President Vladimir Putin that ban evangelism outside of churches. ...”

http://www.christianpost.com/news/christians-russia-refuse-stop-sharing-the-gospel-despite-putins-ban-evangelism-167442/
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July 2016...

FAITH UNDER FIRE

Russia puts lid on Christians sharing faith

‘Will require any sharing … even a casual conversation, to have prior authorization from state’

http://www.wnd.com/2016/07/russia-puts-lid-on-christians-sharing-faith/#34c1Fo2QT9xudcrR.99
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July 2016...

“Activities as diverse as holding prayer meetings in homes, posting worship times on a religious community’s website, and giving a lecture on yoga have all been interpreted by police and prosecutors as “missionary activity”, thanks to the broad definition now enshrined in the Religion Law.

Despite a clear predominance of prosecutions brought against those who see their faith as requiring them to publicly share their beliefs, such as Protestants and Jehovah’s Witnesses, people from at least 15 different religious traditions have faced charges.” ..."

On 6 July 2016, President Vladimir Putin signed amendments to the Religion Law imposing harsh restrictions on the sharing of beliefs, including on where and by whom they may be shared. ..."

http://www.forum18.org/archive.php?article_id=2305