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Passage of Laurus
Archbishop Laurus, who was (until his death) the head of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, has passed from life to death. I did not know the man, nor whether he had faith in Christ alone for salvation. May God bless the flock he left behind, with greater knowledge of the truth, and with…
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The Remains of Russian Orthodoxy
Stalin was a notorious opposer of Christianity. In Stalin’s day, those who wished to worship had to do so underground in the Soviet Union. Later, the rules were relaxed, and religious life again became open. Why did the Communist Party permit this? One obvious answer is control. An underground church is a threat to the…