[MarMema]

heck some folks believed their spiritual leaders to the point of putting on new tennis shoes,

The Orthodox church is hardly a cult, and is the second largest Christian body in the world. With a much larger following than you or your posted authors, I might add. LOL.

Now let's continue to make comparisons about the choice of whom to believe.

[CWOJackson]

"The Orthodox church is hardly a cult..."

Putin is hardly a decent man...he is an unrepentant Soviet dragging Russia back into the dark ages.