Vladimir Putin & The Russian Orthodox Church
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The Complex Nuance of the Religious Fervor in Russian Ukraine
Karel: The Russian Orthodox Church, they have it's basically a veneer. They just say, like Paul was pointing out how they say, if you die in this war against Ukraine, you will go to heaven. There's no scriptural support for that. You're atoning for your own sins by going to fight in the war against Ukraine or, you know, they think that the Western society is the Antichrist. Karel: Basically the faithful church in Russia is the restrainer against theAntichrist is what they preach. And most of the people that they're preaching to are village people who hear only Russian state media and they have one church to choose from
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