Putin probably is a sodomite. His and his father’s history as secret policemen makes it hard to believe he’s any type of Christian that resembles Jesus Christ, though I can see a connection to the hucksters who use religion for personal profit. And, again unlike Jesus Christ, I find his personal wealth, probably now the richest man in the world with his $75 billion, a bit unconvincing for those who rally around him as the great Christian crusader. Putinistas also put aside Putin’s relations with the mad mullahs of Iran and their secret police forces, who maintain excellent relations with Putin’s secret police. So as Christians go, it’s hard to see the evidence that Putin is doing his best to act like Christ.
You’re right. Putin is trying to tap into a powerful global constituent that has no representation in any government: decent human beings. It’s a group that’s been literally robbed, raped, murdered, marginalized, and told they deserve it because all the problems in the world are their fault. We who maintain a traditional Christian worldview are ripe for exploitation by a strongman who’ll set himself up as our champion.
Really, we’ve had it better than any people in the history of the world, so it’s difficult to embrace persecution like God’s Word instructs.