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In reply to the discussion: Russian Orthodox Church organises against Pussy Riot punks [View all]knitter4democracy
(14,350 posts)38. Stalin brought back the patriarch, actually.
It helped to control the masses. That, and the purges were starting to turn people against him.
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Me too. But mom warned us that the priests were hypocrites, like in all religions.
SunSeeker
Apr 2012
#4
Not really. I can see where you're getting that, but it's not quite right.
knitter4democracy
Apr 2012
#37
She quoted something from St. Paul. Don't ask me which epistle. I'm too lazy to look it up. n/t
Cleita
Apr 2012
#27
Eternal boyhood is the dream of a depressing percentage of American males, and the locker room is th
seabeyond
Apr 2012
#28
The Church is right, the fornicating punks should keep their pants on
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2012
#32