Thread: Sochi Olympics and the Law against Gays in Russia +

Originally Posted by Deborski

Isn't anyone worried about the Church having so much control over the state?

Yeah, Russia is using the Church to control minds of the crowd, the same way the US does, that might be a bigger issue in future of the nation

Originally Posted by Deborski

And why do "Orthodox activists" feel like they must suppress every group that is not in lockstep with them?
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Is simply having FUN "нелзя"?

There is a hidden issue here
Russian Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster chose abbreviation РПЦ - Русская Пастафарианская Церковь, the same abbreviation which describes Russian Orthodox Church - Русская Православная Церковь
I do believe that abbreviation has been chosen specifically to mock Russian Orthodox church, alas Russian nationalists are also pro-Orthodox and they don't like being mocked