tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post6430090672883313485..comments2024-03-18T12:26:26.611-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: Russia and The Eastern Orthodox ChurchOvidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-79157826737166232532016-06-19T15:36:51.190-04:002016-06-19T15:36:51.190-04:00Yes, Lenny. I think a serious consideration on tha...Yes, Lenny. I think a serious consideration on that score was concern by Moscow that the Conference would give elevated attention to the Ukrainian Church and precipitate further conflict for Russia there. Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-547025791999144202016-06-19T02:12:30.862-04:002016-06-19T02:12:30.862-04:00Thanks for the facts. I had no idea what they were...Thanks for the facts. I had no idea what they were. But Putin is such a control freak that something of this scale couldn't happen unless it was congruent with his overall goals.Lenny Kleinfeldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-85428413283875166142016-06-18T16:44:21.270-04:002016-06-18T16:44:21.270-04:00It's no secret that Russia wants to be the cen...It's no secret that Russia wants to be the center of Eastern Orthodoxy and giving such awesome credence to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew (a Greek) hosting such an historic event in Constantinople does not fit that playbook.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-27424965713575569852016-06-18T16:35:37.700-04:002016-06-18T16:35:37.700-04:00Putin. The patriarch is just the messenger. This h...Putin. The patriarch is just the messenger. This has to be something Putin is trying to leverage.Lenny Kleinfeldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-44982025698969354492016-06-18T16:01:55.896-04:002016-06-18T16:01:55.896-04:0069 years of waiting. Here it is:
https://youtu.be...69 years of waiting. Here it is:<br />https://youtu.be/vZ5Vm4vABH4<br />Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-43013481268567613222016-06-18T15:57:36.156-04:002016-06-18T15:57:36.156-04:00You sent me off to Wikipedia on that one, sis, and...You sent me off to Wikipedia on that one, sis, and you're right, it does improve the chances of the Dublin Pitch-Drop experiment becoming a fan event.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-33427828126437462462016-06-18T15:53:25.679-04:002016-06-18T15:53:25.679-04:00If I wrote more clearly you might understand me, a...If I wrote more clearly you might understand me, and heaven (the one I believe in) spare me that. :)<br />Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-54126452428390741992016-06-18T11:09:59.490-04:002016-06-18T11:09:59.490-04:00Bro, OY! Or as the Italians say Oi. The first me...Bro, OY! Or as the Italians say Oi. The first meeting in 1229 years, 55 years in the making? I side with EvKa on the subject of organised religion. But can we describe this as "organised?" When they finally get together, will any one of those handsome, white beards remember what they are doing there? I know, that is an ageist comment. But COME ON! Even the glaciers have speeded up. What adjective would you use for this. The Dublin Pitch-Drop experiment has nothing on these guys. Oy Oi Oy Oi!Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-63554629626154893732016-06-18T10:51:17.359-04:002016-06-18T10:51:17.359-04:00"the book"??? Are you talking about The ..."the book"??? Are you talking about The Bible? I'm confused. Yeah, me, confused. By you. I wish you'd write more clearly, as clearly this is a subject of which I shouldn't definitely know something about nothing.<br /><br />I love the pageantry of religion, but shake my head at those billions of people who take it for more than simple stage craft and politics by other means. (Note: I'm talking about "organized religion," the following of someone else's beliefs with little or no critical thought on your own part.)Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.com