[Biggirl]

True about church buildings, but I am not surprised about the church building efforts either in Russia. It was its way of reparations to the descruction that came to them under communism.

[05 Mustang GT Rocks]

The current plutocrats, not only in Russia but in many of the USSR satellite countries are hedging their bets. In their ignorance of God's Word they think salvation can be bought. For example, in Bulgaria the biggest donor to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church are the oligarchs, who are the front for the communist mob.