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dalton99a

(92,322 posts) Sun Mar 6, 2022, 11:47 AM Mar 2022

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Why is the Russian Orthodox Church silent? They love Putin the pious and his war

President Putin immerses himself in the icy waters at Lake Seliger during Orthodox Epiphany celebrations in January
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A metropolitan bishop blesses an S-400 Triumf medium-range and long-range surface-to-air missile system at the base of the Russian Southern Military District, January 2017. Alexei Pavlishak / TASS

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Why is the Russian Orthodox Church silent? They love Putin the pious and his war (Original Post) dalton99a Mar 2022 OP

um they aren't silent. they are endorsing putin's war. You might want to change your OP mucifer Mar 2022 #1

For someone who is opposed to gays... cilla4progress Mar 2022 #2

Racist, warmongering old white men PortTack Mar 2022 #3

Love the garbs. Sneederbunk Mar 2022 #4

They are in favor of white and traditional "Christian" society. Dawson Leery Mar 2022 #5

a sick joke. nt BootinUp Mar 2022 #6

mucifer

(25,541 posts)

1. um they aren't silent. they are endorsing putin's war. You might want to change your OP

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Sun Mar 6, 2022, 11:48 AM

Mar 2022

cilla4progress

(26,497 posts)

2. For someone who is opposed to gays...

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Sun Mar 6, 2022, 11:48 AM

Mar 2022

Putin sure does a lot of homoerotic posing shirtless.

"Wink wink"

PortTack

(35,815 posts)

3. Racist, warmongering old white men

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Sun Mar 6, 2022, 11:50 AM

Mar 2022

Sneederbunk

(17,285 posts)

4. Love the garbs.

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Sun Mar 6, 2022, 11:51 AM

Mar 2022

Dawson Leery

(19,528 posts)

5. They are in favor of white and traditional "Christian" society.

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Sun Mar 6, 2022, 12:49 PM

Mar 2022

The ROC needs to be targeted too.

BootinUp

(50,972 posts)

6. a sick joke. nt

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Sun Mar 6, 2022, 12:52 PM

Mar 2022

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