Countries Rush for Upper Hand in Antarctica (Russia plants flag and church)

nytimes.com ^ | December 29, 2015 | SIMON ROMERO

[BenLurkin]

Huh.

I wonder what Barry wants to plant.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Because Russia just does not have enough frozen wasteland.

[Trumpinator]

Read also:

http://www.ktva.com/russian-icebreaker-breaks-speed-record-on-arctic-route-568/

Russian icebreaker breaks speed record on Arctic route

By Emily Russell / KNOM 2:48 PM December 31, 2015

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http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/europe/article4649723.ece

Russia sends troops and missiles to Arctic bases

Tom Parfitt Moscow

Published at 12:01AM, December 26 2015

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Some sort of a joke?

[2banana]

That is a beautiful church

[lodi90]

No comment? More passive aggressive Pro-Putin claptrap from you I see.

[PGR88]

The Russians build a church....

...Obama and NOAA would plant the rainbow flag, no doubt, with a dildo as a marker.

[SWAMP-C1PHER]

No doubt at all.

[BenLurkin]

And onion domes are optimal for resisting hazardous snow accumulation roofs.

[Trumpinator]

I am honored you await my every comment with ‘bated breath and I am sorry I had no comment for you today. Better luck next time.

[lightman]

Orthodox Ping!

Save Thy people, O Lord,
and bless Thine inheritance.
Grant victory to Thy Church over her enemies,
and protect Thy people by Thy Holy Cross!

[The_Reader_David]

The founding of Holy Trinity, Antarctica, is old news. It’s been there since at least 2009 (the date on the jpg file of the picture I pulled from the internet when I first read about it).

[Trumpinator]

The Rev. Benjamin Maltzev in the bell room at the Church of the Holy Trinity. The church offers regular services for the 16 or so Russian speakers who spend the winter at the base.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

From Siberia to the South Pole? Must have fast snowmobiles!

[beethovenfan]

Fools! Don’t they know it’s all going to melt soon? The Goron said so.

[MrBambaLaMamba]

Very pretty. Looks like Christmas Village Church.
Where’s the train and the skaters?

[chajin]

On a glacier-filled island with fjords and elephant seals, Russia has built Antarctica's first Orthodox church

They probably use fjords because there isn't enough electricity to power tjeslas.

It is nice to know, however, that the first religious structure was not a mosque.

[Organic Panic]

They ate all the polar bears down there.........

[Honorary Serb]

Good!!!!

Now let’s see more canonical Orthodox missions in the US, including English-langiage ROCOR!!!!

Joyous feast(s) (Old Calendar Christmas Eve and New Calendar Theophany)!!!!