[Roger Kaputnik]

I was asking myself the same question.

I doubt the Russian government is worried about the Orthodox Church being a negative influence, but can see how they would be wary of Islam, and protestant churches that endorse homosexuality.

[HLPhat]

>>I doubt the Russian government is worried about the Orthodox Church being a negative influence

I forget. What was the influence of the Russian Orthodox State-establishment on the ideological thinking that culminated in such joyous festivities... as the celebration that accompanied the building of the Berlin Wall.

http://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=Celebrating+the+berlin+wall

Oh Wait. The celebration wasn’t when they built it, was it.