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Quote:In Russia, reading, 'riting and religionBy Megan K. Stack, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer June 23, 2008 KOSTROVO, RUSSIA -- Today they would learn about drawing, Russian Orthodox saints and God. The 7-year-olds sat straight at their desks, sun pouring through lace curtains and cherry trees blooming in the fields beyond. The teacher set a birch branch before the children and told them it was fragile and unique, just like their souls. "If you think you can't draw properly, who will help you?" she asked. "God will help us," a boy called out. "Yes, God will guide your hand, so be confident, have faith." Read on A couple of interesting quotes: Quote:The constitution orders the separation of church and state, but many observers believe that the gap is narrowing. Under the eight-year presidency of Vladimir Putin, who is rumored to be a fervent believer, Orthodox leaders took on a new prominence. They blessed the military, praised the country's rulers, encouraged priests to work on behalf of national interests and carefully avoided any criticism of the government's human rights or democracy record.
In exchange, the government and oligarchs close to the Kremlin have lavished the patriarchy with cash to restore monasteries and churches that went to seed during the Soviet era. An Orthodox construction boom is underway across the country. Quote:Today this region of rolling, fertile hills has been flooded with newcomers: Chechens, Azerbaijanis, Armenians, Tajiks and Uzbeks. Korolchenko declares, proudly, that the school is no less dogmatic today than it was when she arrived 30 years ago as a Communist Party member. But now, instead of communism and agriculture, the school is teaching religion to give the children a moral framework.
"If you understand the general Christian dogmas and the moral code of communism, it's the same thing," she said. The caption on the photo below reads: "In the name of cultural unity, school officials say, Orthodox Christian classes are needed to assimilate immigrant children." Yada attached the following image(s): |
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Shalom,
I'd take it that the Russians have decided that it is the best approach to counter the "religion of peace." They know what has happened over the past 1,400 years, having had their relatives at the forefront "entertaining" representatives of the "religion of peace." With this move they will gain widespread support from all Christianity when the bigger crunch comes. Putin is proving to be much more shrewd than his other Eurabian counterparts and clearly has his eye on history. |
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wow the Russian's practice automatic writing in school?! |
Signature Updated! Woo that was old... |
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Quote:July 31, 2008 COMMENTARY: Russia reawakensBy A. James Rudin My wife and I recently returned from a two-week river cruise between Moscow and St. Petersburg with four stops along the way. Even a brief tourist visit confirmed Winston Churchill's description of Russia as "a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma." To be sure, Russia is experiencing a strong religious revival. Everywhere we looked, Orthodox churches were being rebuilt or restored to their pre-Communist status. I have serious concerns about the Russian Orthodox revival. Will it enhance true spirituality and religious liberty or mark a return to the ugly tyrannical past? (Rabbi Rudin, the American Jewish Committee's senior interreligious adviser, is the author of "The Baptizing of America: The Religious Right's Plans for the Rest of Us.") source |
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