Father Alexander Volkov, executive editor of the official organ of the Moscow Patriarchate, called Ukraine a “phenomenon” rather than a “country.”
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Russian Anti-Cult Leader: “The US and Ukraine Use Satanists to Destroy the Whole Orthodox World”
“The whole of Ukraine has become a horror movie,” where Satanists are trained to unleash the Apocalypse, Alexander Novopashin said in a new propaganda interview.
Russian Doukhobors in Canada. 2. The Sons of Freedom’s Protest and Violence
Arson and nudity made this branch of the movement notorious in Canada. But they had their reasons to protest.
Russian Doukhobors in Canada 1. The Coming of the Doukhobors
One branch of the anarchist sect went from pacifism to violence. It did not represent the whole community.
Russian War Miracles: St. George’s Icon Streams Myrrh to Support Mobilization
Myrrh-streaming icons are not new in the Orthodox tradition, but this one in Onega calls for Russians to serve in the Army rather than escaping abroad.
Patriarch Kirill Threatens Enemies of Russia With Deportation to Siberia
He visited the mines of Norilsk and suggested “scarecrows” should be brought there, so they may “think twice whether it is worth offending the Russians or not.”
Putin Has a New Great Data Base of Religious (and Non-Religious) “Extremists”
Both books or pamphlets and individuals will be included in a mammoth Orwellian list of targets for exclusion and repression.
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the Moscow Patriarchate: Split or Maneuver?
Is the part of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church that remained in communion with Moscow really breaking with Kirill—or just pretending to?
Patriarch Kirill: How Important Is His Support for Putin?
Only a small percentage of Russians go to church. Many who don’t may still be influenced by the Patriarch’s tirades.
Ukraine: Why the Moscow Patriarch Supports Putin’s War
Kirill’s “terrible sermon” of March 6, where he justified the invasion as preventing “Gay Prides,” comes from a dangerous apocalyptic theology.