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Russia: Church Proposes Adding Faith in God to State’s List of Traditional Values
Pravoslavie ^ | 2/9/22

Posted on 02/09/2022 6:18:48 PM PST by marshmallow

The Ministry of Culture’s list of traditional values should include faith in God, says the Russian Orthodox Church.

Vladimir Legoida, the head of the Synodal Department for Relations Between the Church and Society and the Media, presented the Church’s position at a recent discussion on the draft of the fundamentals of state policy for the preservation and strengthening of traditional spiritual and moral values in Russia, held in the Civic Chamber of Russia, reports Tsargrad.

“We propose that it’s very important to include a mention of faith in God or religious faith in the list of traditional values, and also to take into account the fact that religious associations are an organic part of civil society,” Legoida said.

While it goes without saying that religious organizations are directly related to issues of traditional values, in this day and age it’s better to state everything explicitly, the Synodal head argued.

“The very idea of traditional values is directly related to religious traditions. There’s simply nowhere else for it to come from,” he said.

The Ministry of Culture’s proposed list of traditional values currently includes:

(Excerpt) Read more at orthochristian.com ...


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1 posted on 02/09/2022 6:18:48 PM PST by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow

At this point, Russia may be more Christian than the US.


2 posted on 02/09/2022 6:21:50 PM PST by Fai Mao (I don't think we have enough telephone poles.)
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To: Fai Mao

Yep.


3 posted on 02/09/2022 6:24:15 PM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie (Let's go Brandon)
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To: marshmallow

Who would have believed RUSSIA would become a defender of the the Christian faith? That America would suffer a Communist Revolution that only went halfway because two of the enemies own Senators would not support the Junta?


4 posted on 02/09/2022 6:24:52 PM PST by Nateman (Xi Jinping is the most diabolical enemy America has ever had. 🍊)
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To: marshmallow
the Church’s position at a recent discussion on the draft of the fundamentals of state policy for the preservation and strengthening of traditional spiritual and moral values in Russia, held in the Civic Chamber of Russia, reports Tsargrad. “We propose that it’s very important to include a mention of faith in God or religious faith in the list of traditional values,

DUH...

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5 posted on 02/09/2022 6:34:16 PM PST by TLI (ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: Nateman

Russia was Christian for centuries before the US existed and it’s returning there after a detour to where we are headed now.


6 posted on 02/09/2022 6:45:38 PM PST by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: Trumpisourlastchance
I find the Orthodox Church very inspiring. With the collapse of Constantinople to the Turks it mostly moved to Russia. Then the Soviet Union tried to wipe it out. Only Israel has shown more staying power!
7 posted on 02/09/2022 6:59:08 PM PST by Nateman (Xi Jinping is the most diabolical enemy America has ever had. 🍊)
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To: Nateman

“Who would have believed RUSSIA would become a defender of the the Christian faith?”

Russia has been Orthodox Christian since the late 800s. It has been a bulwark for the Faith, indeed defending It amid many persecutions, including the centuries of Muslim onslaughts. The Tsar Nicholas II and his family were murdered in 1917 by the bolsheviks, which began the communist and godless revolution. Russia’s return to spiritual tradition should be no surprise to anyone considering its deep spiritual roots.


8 posted on 02/09/2022 7:13:41 PM PST by JoanSmith
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To: JoanSmith

See #7


9 posted on 02/09/2022 7:20:28 PM PST by Nateman (Xi Jinping is the most diabolical enemy America has ever had. 🍊)
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To: marshmallow

In other news, Russia is the designated Bad Guy in all geopolitical developments.


10 posted on 02/09/2022 8:25:55 PM PST by Romulus
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To: Romulus

Hunter Biden Moscow shopping spree, Hillary Clinton Uranium One, Obama 2012 to Russian figurehead President, Tell Vlad I’ll have more flexibility after the election. They’re the ones compromised with Russia. But it’s all, Trump is colluding with Russia! They’re even more compromised with China.


11 posted on 02/10/2022 2:22:24 AM PST by MDLION (J"Trust in the Lord with all your heart" -Proverbs 3:)
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To: Romulus

Military invasions sort of put you in that category.

Putin is about as Orthodox as Pelosi is Catholic.


12 posted on 02/10/2022 2:29:28 AM PST by rbmillerjr
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To: rbmillerjr

Remind me how many countries in the western hemisphere have been invaded by the US.

Also, you’re wrong about Putin. He’s no choirboy, but he’s a believer.


13 posted on 02/10/2022 4:02:58 AM PST by Romulus
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“...you’re wrong about Putin. He’s no choirboy, but he’s a believer.”

I suppose that belief developed instantly after he left the KGB. No Soviet KGB agent was permitted to by anything other than an atheist, dedicated to the Marxist communist ideals and goals.

Pelosi is a Catholic.
Putin is an Orthodox...both manipulate religion for political reasons.


14 posted on 02/10/2022 10:32:21 AM PST by rbmillerjr
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To: rbmillerjr

So did Charlemagne and Justinian, but no one ever said they weren’t believers.


15 posted on 02/10/2022 11:23:07 AM PST by Romulus
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