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Mortal Kombat’s Shang Tsung goes Orthodox in Russia
Russia Today ^ | 11-12-2015

Posted on 11/14/2015 11:55:15 AM PST by NRx

The soul of Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, best known for the part of evil sorcerer Shang Tsung in the Mortal Kombat movies, has been captured by Russia – he has apparently decided to be baptized into the Orthodox Church.

Tagawa, an American actor of Japanese descent, who took part in a new Russian film called The Priest-San, decided to abandon his faith and become a true follower of Jesus Christ’s orthodox teachings, Interfax reports.

The news was spread via Facebook by one of his colleagues, Ivan Okhlobystin, an actor and prominent Russian religious figure. He shared a photo of Tagawa taken with a giant cross, probably snapped during filming not far from Moscow.

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He was baptized and chrismated by Metropolitan Hilarion.
1 posted on 11/14/2015 11:55:16 AM PST by NRx
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To: NRx; Gamecock; SaveFerris; FredZarguna; PROCON

I wish him well. Now if he had converted to Latvian Orthodox, I’d be really impressed.


2 posted on 11/14/2015 11:58:48 AM PST by Larry Lucido
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To: NRx

If Hillary Clinton is our next President, I may join him. At least Putin calls a spade a spade, and knows who the enemy is, and has no problems killing them.


3 posted on 11/14/2015 12:01:25 PM PST by EvilCapitalist (1 of 172)
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To: NRx

The man saw the Truth of the Orthodox church. Great!!!


4 posted on 11/14/2015 12:04:59 PM PST by BarbM (Portuguese Dog Kenyan President)
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To: NRx

AXIOS!


5 posted on 11/14/2015 12:09:41 PM PST by Kolokotronis (Christ is Risen and you, O death, are annihilated!)
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To: NRx

I am not surprised that a man would be drawn to Christ through the Orthodox faith. I am greatly surprised that he thought it necessary to renounce his American citizenship and become a citizen of Russia.


6 posted on 11/14/2015 12:14:17 PM PST by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: Larry Lucido

To who? Jesus? God? Holy Spirit?


7 posted on 11/14/2015 3:15:38 PM PST by vpintheak (Death before disarmament!)
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To: chajin

In FSB Russia, religion and nationality are the same thing.


8 posted on 11/15/2015 3:10:01 PM PST by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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