FrontPage Magazine The Orthodox Christian Church, which is reclaiming its traditional role in post-Soviet Russia, has just described its government’s fight against the Islamic State and other jihadi groups in Syria as a “holy war.” According to Vsevolod Chaplin, head of the Church’s Public Affairs Department, The fight with terrorism is a holy battle and today our country … [Read more...]
Syria’s Assad to America: “What Do You Get From Supporting Terrorists in Our Region?”
In a recent interview, Syrian President Bashar Assad makes some interesting observations. When asked "If you were able to deliver a message to President Obama today, what would it be?" Assad responded (via VIE): I think the normal thing that you ask any official in the world is to work for the interests of his people. And the question I would ask any American is: what do you … [Read more...]
Putin Supports Egyptian Military, Orthodox Churches to Work Together
A report on Tahrir News today titled, "Greek Orthodox Patriarch to Pope Tawadros: 'Putin Stressed to Me Russia's Support for Egypt During My Visit,'" discusses how, among other things, Patriarch Theodore II, the current Eastern Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa, just informed Coptic Pope Tawadros II that, in his recent meeting with Russian President Vladimir … [Read more...]
Putin Puts Obama in Hot Seat: ‘What Will You Do If Rebels Are Ones Using Chemical Weapons?’
Russian President Vladimir Putin has a strange way of speaking straightforwardly, without all the artificial and "morally superior" airs one expects from Western politicians. Earlier, for example, he wondered why Western leaders were supporting cannibals in Syria: You will not deny that one does not really need to support the people who not only kill their enemies, but open … [Read more...]
Resurgent Russia: The Hope of Persecuted Christians
By Ralph H. Sidway, guest contributor Scarcely a day goes by now where we do not read of yet another in a constellation of initiatives being undertaken by both the Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian government on behalf of persecuted Christians and other victims in Syria, Egypt, and elsewhere in the world. For instance, on July 31 it was announced that a charitable drive … [Read more...]