[ReformationFan]

Hard to believe the day would ever come when the leader of Russia cares more about Christians' freedom than the President of the United States does.

[johnnygeneric]

I agree. I did a quick search Obama criticizes Christian persecution. NOTHING.

I think we should hang our heads in shame.

[Lucky9teen]

[Alex Murphy]

Speaking at a meeting with Orthodox Christian leaders in Moscow last week, the Russian President said he noted “with alarm” that “in many of the world’s regions, especially in the Middle East and in North Africa inter-confessional tensions are mounting, and the rights of religious minorities are infringed, including Christians and Orthodox Christians.”

“This pressing problem should be a subject of close attention for the entire international community,” Putin said. “It is especially important today to make efforts to prevent intercultural and interreligious conflicts, which are fraught with the most serious upheavals.” Putin praised the growth of cooperation between the Orthodox Churches and the Russian state, saying, “We act as genuine partners and colleagues to solve the most pressing domestic and international tasks, to implement joint initiatives for the benefit of our country and people.”

"In the East there is someone that causes the western liberal's maniacal laughter to stop. Vladimir Putin. He has real world power, which causes the liberal media to fearfully ignore or warp his image. Like a good Christian King he leads a nation to Christ. Deep down in their evil souls they shriek like devils because they know Christ is true God and true power that they cannot defeat. They thought the Bolshevik revolution destroyed Holy Mother Russia. Christ cannot be defeated and his servant Putin has welcomed Christ and His church."
-- from the thread US threatened by Russia's Christianity

How's this for a fish story: In the latest episode of Vladimir Putin's ongoing rugged outdoorsman fantasy adventure series, the Russian president, clad in a camouflage jacket and hat, appears to catch a massive pike...Russia's defense minister, who was on the trip, says the fish weighed between 26.4 and 33 pounds, but a Putin spokesman pegs the weight at 46.3 pounds. Russian bloggers are for some reason a tad skeptical. Several have posted images of bigger fish they've caught themselves that have weighed far less. "They must have forgotten to unfreeze the pike," one social network post quipped. Another wrote, "The Kremlin must have weighed the pike the way they count the votes." Come on guys. It's not like Putin would fake a spectacular exploit.
-- from the thread Putin Catches '46-Pound Fish'

[onedoug]

I hope he had his shirt on when he said this.

[Jeff Chandler]

Hard to believe the day would ever come when the leader of Russia cares more about Christians' freedom than the President of the United States does.

Heck, Putin sounds more concerned about Christian's freedom than the pope!

[NYer]

Catholic ping!

[SumProVita]

Hard to believe the day would ever come when the leader of Russia cares more about Christians’ freedom than the President of the United States does.

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Amen to that!