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To: MotorCityBuck

Right.

The Eastern Orthodox church has come roaring back in Russia


21 posted on 03/07/2025 4:53:43 AM PST by SMARTY (In politics, stupidity is not a handicap. Napoleon Bonaparte I)
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To: SMARTY

well, not quite - the number of Russians who IDENTIFY as Eastern Orthodox has increased (31% to 72%), but the church attendance has actually dropped in line with the drop in the USA.

This seems to be in line with the way that the ROC is positioned - that to be Russian you are a member of the ROC and vice-versa.

It is positive, yes, but not completely “they are returning to God”


27 posted on 03/07/2025 4:59:35 AM PST by Cronos
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