Vladimir Neviarovich
Rating: 9,8|Votes: 6
According to St. Seraphim of Sarov, devil was the first revolutionary, who rebelled against God. That is why all revolutions are adverse to Christianity and have a diabolic origin. An accurate and unbiased analysis of Russian revolutions in the 20th century shows they were no exception of this rule being apparently of diabolic nature.
Yuri Maximov
Rating: 7,7|Votes: 9
In the early 18th century in the Oman Empire in the provincial town of Prusse there lived a beautiful Greek girl called Argery. She was brought up by pious parents and in her youth years she met her love – a kind Greek youth. They got married in the church and their honeymoon was happy. But, their Turkish neighbour was inflamed with lust towards Argery and tried with his sweet words to talk her into committing adultery in the absence of her husband. The pious wife declined his encroachments. Then the embittered Turk slandered her before the judge of Prusse by telling that she had promised to become Moslem. ...
Victor Aksiuchitz
Rating: 10|Votes: 2
The topic “Lenin and Religion” has got various treatments, but each time its analysis was too narrow. Partially because of activities of Lenin himself, who called for fighting with religion as an ideology of the ruling classes that fuddled and enslaved common people; he believed it was necessary to change social conditions, publish antireligious literature and conduct antireligious propaganda.
Archpriest Roman Lukianov
In connection with the recent turmoil within the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, I think it would be beneficial to share certain observations and reflections. Recently there has been much talk about the path followed by the ROCA. Now it has become obvious that the «straight» path which some people refer to, has led in the end to a schism within the ROCA. This schism has been ripening over many years. In order to understand what is going on, one should look first of all at the Guideposts that actually have determined the course of the ROCA throughout its history.
Reverend John W. Morris, Ph.D.
Orthodox glossary by reverend John W. Morris, Ph.D.