Well, none of the hostility compares to that which the Orthodox suffered under the Soviet State and the likes of the KGB. The most devout of believers, who would not play by the rules of Stalin and his successors’ games, were persecuted and murdered not by the thousands, but by the millions.
Sadly today, a lot of unrepentant ex-KGB merely changed their uniforms for Orthodox crosses and priestly robes. (Or business suits if they serve in the Kremlin.)
A lot of the devout Russian and Ukrainian Orthodox in America came or descended from Christians who came to seek refuge and safety.
“Well, none of the hostility compares to that which the Orthodox suffered under the Soviet State and the likes of the KGB.”
True, but not the same subject. The matter I raised was the propensity of the Russian Orthodox to protect their turf. I’ve never even heard that disputed.