Thread: God's Name

Originally Posted by Hanna

[B]So are Greek Orthodox and Russian Orthodox more or less the same?

More or less. Close to a point they recognize each other and the titles of the clergy. )))

Originally Posted by Hanna

A question for the Orthodox Christians here:
Do you think that the Russian Orthodox church lost some of it's credibility during the Soviet era

I'd say, yes. But they lost their credibility even more during the post-Soviet times, because of this you wrote about:

Originally Posted by Hanna

I read a comment on a news paper article were someone were saying that the Russian state and the Church are now TOO close, instead of the opposite way around earlier. The comment was claiming that the church is getting more influence and money than it deserves, and that it is in cohorts with the United Russia party. Is this a common opinion? (That doesn't seem very shocking to me, coming from a country that has a "state church" there are some benefits with this system as long as it is not abused.)

Russia is a multi-confessional state and the way they're throwing Orthodox Christianity at people's faces turns even the stomacs of faithful christians (or at least some of them). The church must not mess with politics which they do all the time. There are too many officials and politicians in the ranks of Russian Orthodox clergy. This doesn't mean that all of them are corrupt. Some still do what they must do as priests and provide as little comfort as they can to the followers.
I visit a church nearby from time to time, but I feel more 'connected' to God when I'm outside. )))