Posted on 11/24/2015 7:30:24 PM PST by marshmallow
On November 18, 2015, the 95th anniversary of legalization of abortions in the Soviet Union, individuals picketed in defense of life of pre-born children at the entrances to the Council of Federation and the State Duma in Moscow.
The Pro-Life Movement activists silently witnessed the fact of legality of infanticide for past 95 years before the elected representatives of the people and representatives of the regions who were arriving to the plenary meetings.
Commenting on the action, Chairman of the Synodal Department for Cooperation of the Church and Society Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin said:
"I am very glad that Orthodox Christians, on this sorrowful and mournful day, expressed their civil stand, reminding the supreme legislative authority of the moral dimension of the law. Many people are convinced that a pre-born child is a human being in the full sense of this word, and this fact should be stated in the legislation. Some will agree with this, others will not, but Orthodox Christians can and even must express their opinion; more than that, they should directly ask the politicians about their attitude to abortions. It is important that nobody should be able to hide from the straightforward dialogue."
He continued: "The Soviet Union was the first country in the world to legalize abortions. At that moment it was obsessed with atheism and hatred towards mankind. Unfortunately, our path of official recognition of abortions was repeated by some other countries. We were the first in this sin, now let us be the first in repentance, correction of our lives and restoration of our moral system through a resolute reduction of abortions and, in the future, through their total rejection by the society."
(Excerpt) Read more at pravoslavie.ru ...
It is hard to think how different Russia would be today if the hundreds of millions of aborted were instead born...
Human being are the most precious resource of ANY country, wanting to kill them is tantamount to treason against one’s country.
Good point. Say ~100 million Russian Orthodox Christians. Love to see that.
Rock and roll!
Thanks marshmallow.
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