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    Ukraine Is Now 'Holy War,' Russian Church Declares

    Russian troops are told by the Patriarch that if they fight for Russia against Ukraine and are killed they will automatically go to heaven and be forgiven for all their sins. Is that a doctrine (or "church-approved "if "doctrine" is not the right word) of the Russian Orthodox Church?
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    Greek Orthodox monk stylin' in his velomobile in Chicago

    Have a nice day, Mate, and be well. And if you get one of those cars, see if you can get a roof rack for it so that you can put your kayak or canoe on the top. :)
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    Greek Orthodox monk stylin' in his velomobile in Chicago

    Sounds like this "car" could work out for you. And you could make a few extra dollars using it to drive for Uber. :)
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    Greek Orthodox monk stylin' in his velomobile in Chicago

    Just sayin', being on that remote island in Alaska for five years can do things to a man. I hope no one tries to carjack him there in Chicago. There must be at least one car in Chicago that no one will try to steal and this might be it. I think this is the type of car we are all supposed to be...
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    Ukraine Is Now 'Holy War,' Russian Church Declares

    Ukraine Is Now 'Holy War,' Russian Church Declares The Russian Orthodox Church has approved a document that deems President Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine a "Holy War." The declaration came during a congress of the World Russian People's Council in which religious, political...
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    Taking stock

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    Taking stock

    Romans 8 38-39 38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, 39 nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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    Seats in European Parliament for Russia and Ukraine

    Good riddance to both the Russian regime and Putin in regard to the EU Parliament. Putin should be placed in shackles and chains and taken to the Hague and tried for war crimes. The west is currently holding 220 billion in frozen Russian funds which - was announced last week- will be given to...
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    The Russian Church

    Don't overlook the possibility of Canada. Canada has special immigrant programs for the Ukrainian and Russian refugee and, unlike the U.S. their immigration system is skill-based. (I mean they take asylum seekers too but ultimately they are still looking for specific education and skills too...
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    The Russian Church

    Correct. And the Russian government's actions are not all righteous as well. That is true of the Ukrainians as well. Not sure why you were compelled to admonish others to "Be careful of what you do, how you do it, and why you do it with regard to the Authority placed in the Russian...
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    The Russian Church

    So, if the "leaders" are feeding Christians to the lions down at the Coliseum, good Christians should just chill-out and accept it because that is what their "government" wants to do????
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    Catholics coming to Orthodoxy

    Toto, I don't think we are in Kansas anymore Nativity scene where Jesus has 2 moms causes rightwing outrage The priest’s display at the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Capocastello di Mercogliano depicts the baby Jesus in his manger between the Virgin Mary and another woman wearing rainbow...
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    Are there any Female Saints from the Americas?

    Matushka Olga has obviously been mentioned and discussed above. But today's Anchorage Daily News in Alaska provides some local details and additional biographical info - if interested. I see that she was born in 1916. That would have been two years before the beginning of the Spanish Flu...
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    A tragic period for Orthodox Christians - Attu Island, Alaska - 1942

    Death of last surviving Alaskan taken by Japan during WWII rekindles memories of forgotten battle Greg Golodoff’s wife of 50 years, Pauline, said he never spoke with her about his experience in Japan or about being the last living resident of Attu. “I tried to ask him, but he...
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    Anti-War Priest Vows To Launch New Kazakh Orthodox Church To Escape Moscow And Its 'Propaganda'

    https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-russia-orthodox-church-anti-war/32723420.html