[Agog]

Your point is well taken. However, the historical alliance between the Russian Orthodox church and the Communist authorities should also be taken into account.

[AdmSmith]

True, but I don't thnk that the ordinary members of the Orthodox Church should be blamed for that.

I should have added "Lion in Winter" to the list.

[wildandcrazyrussian]

What an astounding ignorance of history and mean-spirited arrogance! Your supposed historical "alliance" between Communists and Orthodox Church began in 1917 with the beginning of the executions of vast numbers of Orthodox Church hierarhcy, clergy and faithful, numbering in the tens of millions.

All the fine Orthodox Christian FR members you and others have accused of Communist sympathies are victims of your libel and I would suggest you apologize.

They and others were here on FR defending the Serbian people against Clinton's REAL alliance with Islamic terrorists back in 1999.

[Lion in Winter]

Oh, here you go.... and Hitler and Napolean
were baptised Roman Catholics. So WHAT?