“My original comment”
And I wasn’t responding to you. I was responding to the thread and the propaganda of Russia becoming the “center of the Christian world.”
“As for whether I’m agreeing with them about Russia becoming the center of Christianity, I never commented on that, and I won’t say it can’t happen.”
Then we disagree on nothing, since we aren’t even talking about the same thing.
“Again, the Church grew under the persecution of the Roman Empire. Why not Russia, China, or (hopefully) even a revival here?”
Certainly that’s possible in any country, not just Russia, or as is currently happening in China. It’s just that the Kremlin propaganda is not a manifestation of any actual revival, but rather of a policy position by the Kremlin.
Sounds good to me.
"What about those (Russian Christians) who remained faithful even in the Soviet Union when it was illegal. Did they risk prison just over a tradition they didn't really believe in?"