“Putin and Assad have maneuvered to become the explicit protectors of Eastern Christianity....”
Putin has only maneuvered to be the explicit protector of Russia having the highest Abortion Rate in the world.
They’re in eighth place, behind China and mostly a few European nations. Still nothing to crow about. But since the late 90s when he took charge, the abortion rate has been cut by more than half. They have a procreation holiday in September, and everything in the government is oriented towards encouraging bigger families, and reducing homosexuality period last but not least in Russia abortion is only allowed in the first trimester unlike us that goes the full term allowing it.
They are still substantially above our rate, but their trend is going in the right direction, unlike the perverts here who are taking us God only knows where.
I wonder how sincere his backing of Orthodox faith is there, and how much of it is for political reasons. But I have to compare that very favorably to our own politicians who openly back evil, abortion, homosexuality, trannies, witchcraft, atheism, and everything else under the sun. I’d rather have my leader at least pretend the support Christianity then what we get.