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The subject of Ukraine shattered the unity of Eastern Orthodoxy long before Russia's full-scale invasion began. In 2018 the Ukrainian Orthodox Church declared independence from Moscow with the approval of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. In response, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow broke off all relations with Constantinople, creating arguably the greatest schism in Orthodoxy for 1,000 years. There are now two main Ukrainian Orthodox Churches: one that supports independence and one still loyal to Moscow. As The Spectator's Ukraine correspondent Svitlana Morenets points out, Ukrainians who previously didn't care which church they attended now have to decide which to attend. Meanwhile, Dr Yuri Stoyanov, a fellow at SOAS, describes the alarming escalation of apocalyptic rhetoric encouraged by Kirill, whose talk of a Holy War against the forces of Antichrist is popular with soldiers but means little to the average Russian. As we approach the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Svitlana and Yuri join host Damian Thompson to discuss the role of the Russian Orthodox Church in perpetuating the conflict. Has Holy War returned to Europe? And is it true that President Putin has secretly been taking part in bizarre quasi-shamanistic rituals? Produced by Patrick Gibbons.
The subject of Ukraine shattered the unity of Eastern Orthodoxy long before Russia's full-scale invasion began. In 2018 the Ukrainian Orthodox Church declared independence from Moscow with the approval of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. In response, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow broke off all relations with Constantinople, creating arguably the greatest schism in Orthodoxy for 1,000 years. There are now two main Ukrainian Orthodox Churches: one that supports independence and one still loyal to Moscow. As The Spectator's Ukraine correspondent Svitlana Morenets points out, Ukrainians who previously didn't care which church they attended now have to decide which to attend. Meanwhile, Dr Yuri Stoyanov, a fellow at SOAS, describes the alarming escalation of apocalyptic rhetoric encouraged by Kirill, whose talk of a Holy War against the forces of Antichrist is popular with soldiers but means little to the average Russian. As we approach the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Svitlana and Yuri join host Damian Thompson to discuss the role of the Russian Orthodox Church in perpetuating the conflict. Has Holy War returned to Europe? And is it true that President Putin has secretly been taking part in bizarre quasi-shamanistic rituals? Produced by Patrick Gibbons.
Metropolitan Yevstratiy, the Deputy Head of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine's External Church Relations, accuses the Russian Orthodox Church of being nothing more than an arm of the Kremlin, doing the bidding of President Vladimir Putin, the proverbial 'wolf in sheep's clothing'. In this case, religious vestments, and telling Russian soldiers fighting against Ukraine that if they die in battle, they will immediately go to paradise, all sins forgiven. In 2019, Ukraine's Orthodox Church was granted independence from the Russian Orthodox Church. It caused an uproar in Moscow. Kirill and Putin refused to recognize the authority of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Constantinople (modern day Istanbul, Turkey) that authorized Ukraine's identity as an Autocephalous Church. That Russia is engaged in a Holy War is not in question. But it's Patriarch Kirill in Moscow, says Yevstratiy, that claims the Russian aggression against Ukraine is for the "Liberation of Ukrainians from Godless West... From the evil." And to, "bring to Ukraine the light and truth." On this episode of Lighthouse Faith podcast, Metropolitan Yevstratiy also reveals a scarier version of the war in Ukraine; that Putin and Kirill want to make Moscow the third and final Rome, labeling the rest of Christianity, Catholics and Protestants alike as heretics and pagans. As President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth look for diplomatic solutions to the war's end, Yevstratiy and His Beatitude Metropolitan Epiphany, the leader of the OCU, are faithful that God Himself will bring an end to the battle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kate Adie introduces stories on Syria, Myanmar, Ivory Coast, the Russian Orthodox church and Tunisia.The threat of being 'disappeared' was central to Bashar al Assad's system of repression and intimidation. Now he is gone, Syrian families want to know what happened to their loved ones. Yogita Limaye met people who've been searching for relatives for years – and who have discovered likely clues at a hospital morgue.BBC Eye has been investigating the role of moles in Myanmar's military - soldiers sharing intelligence with pro-democracy groups. These moles have helped the advance of rebel groups and the balance of power is now shifting, with the military now controlling less than a quarter of the country. Rebecca Henschke tells the story of the 'watermelon spies' - military green on the outside, rebel red on the inside.Chocolate has been one product that has notably suffered from 'shrinkflation' - rising in cost, and shrinking in size. This is in part due to the spiraling cost of cocoa - but not everyone involved in its cultivation is getting rich, as John Murphy discovered when he met farmers in Ivory Coast.The war in Ukraine has been sanctified by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow - head of the Russian Orthodox Church. He's even said Russian soldiers who die on the battlefield will be washed of their sins - but not everyone in the church agrees with this stance. Lucy Ash catches up with one priest risking punishment for speaking out.Tunisia recently hosted the World Morse Code championship – a fiendishly competitive tournament, in which participants are challenged to accurately receive, copy and send coded transmissions as fast as possible. Monica Whitlock went to watch the competitors in action.Series Producer: Serena Tarling Production coordinator: Katie Morrison and Sophie Hill Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith
Michael Lofton examines the new interfaith center in Moscow that features an Orthodox Church, Synagogue, Mosque and a Buddhist Temple. He also reviews Patriarch Bartholomew saying all religions worship the same God, Patriarch Kirill and Patriarch Tawadros II who say Muslims and Christians worship the same God. He then addresses Orthobro objections to these criticisms […]
Swiss singer Nemo has won the Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden, with their song The Code. The contest in Malmo Sweden has been marred by protests about the Israel Gaza conflict threatened to derail the event. Emily Buchanan gets an update rom BBC reporter Sophie Yardley and Dr Paul Jordan, an expert on Eurovision whose thesis, The Eurovision Song Contest: nation branding and nation building, examined the political changes in the competition.For the fifth time, Vladimir Putin took the oath of office and was sworn in as Russia's president for a new six-year term in the Kremlin Palace before being blessed by Patriarch Kirill in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour. Where he was likened to Alexander Nevsky - known for fighting off raids of Teuton knights. Patriarch Kirill claimed “God himself entrusted the service of Russia to you". How do these events shape the identity of the Russian Orthodox Church? Sunday programme hears from Katharine Kelaidis, Director of Research and Content at the National Hellenic Museum.Litany is a made to measure clothing small business in New York. Driven by their faith, Co-creators Veronica and Olivia started their business to provide women with garments that are worthy of wearing. Emily Buchanan hears from co-founder Veronica, about how her Christian faith inspires her fashion brand.Presenter: Emily Buchanan Producers: Bara'atu Ibrahim & Linda Walker Production Coordinator: David Baguley Editor: Jonathan Hallewell
Sister Vassa has recently accused Patriarch Kirill of heresy. She maintains a document he recently signed contains the “Russian world” heresy and has raised some significant questions as to what should be done as a result. Fr. John Behr also chimes in and raises more questions about the Orthodox episcopate. Michael Lofton reviews both Sr. […]
The leader of the Russian Orthodox Church has made it official. He's declared the invasion of Ukraine a "holy war" to "defend the single spiritual place of Holy Russia."
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Aviation officials also have found the chunk of the fuselage that was expelled from the aircraft. More than 140 Boeing planes are grounded while the airlines await instructions on how to inspect them. The depressurized jet with 171 passengers and six crew returned safely with no serious injuries Friday night. ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is calling for a universal ban on the “despicable” practice of surrogate motherhood. He included what he called the “commercialization” of pregnancy in an annual speech to ambassadors accredited to the Holy See. The speech listed the threats to global peace and human dignity, including Russia's war in Ukraine, the Israel-Gaza war, migration and climate crises and the “immoral” production of nuclear and conventional weapons. But he also listed smaller-scale issues that he said were threats to human dignity, including surrogacy. "Oppenheimer has dominated the Golden Globe Awards, taking home the night's top honor. Yorgos Lanthimos' “Poor Things” has won best comedy or musical at the 81st Golden Globes, an upset victory over the category favorite, “Barbie.” Emma Stone also won for her performance in “Poor Things.” On the television side, “Succession” and “The Bear” are took multiple honors. Christopher Nolan's epic American drama “Oppenheimer” picked up five big awards including best drama film, best director for Nolan, best actor for Cillian Murphy, best supporting actor for Robert Downey Jr. and for Ludwig Göransson's score. Paul Giamatti and Da'Vine Joy Randolph both won for their performances in “The Holdovers.” LOS ANGELES (AP) — Timothée Chalamet and “Wonka” topped the box office charts for the third time in its four weekends in theaters. Studio estimates Sunday report Warner Bros.' family-oriented musical added $14.4 million in ticket sales. That brings its total domestic grosses to $164.7 million. But 2024 is getting off to a slower start than last year and is down around 16%. The Universal/Blumhouse horror “Night Swim” is the only major new offering in theaters. Warner Bros. and Universal placed third and fourth on the charts as well with “Aquaman” in third place and “Migration” in fourth. “Anyone But You” rounded out the top five. BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Fossil hunters are celebrating the discovery of a mammoth tusk and other bones unearthed at a coal mine in North Dakota. A shovel operator was the first person to spot the collection of bones while shoveling a giant mound of dirt into a dump truck. More digging by paleontologists unearthed more bones, likely the most complete mammoth specimen found in North Dakota. The North American Coal company plans to donate the tusk to the state for educational purposes. The tusk is 7 feet long, weighs 50 pounds and is more than 10,000 years old. It's wrapped in plastic for now at the North Dakota Geologic Survey office in Bismarck. In sports, the Jets snap a long losing streak to the Patriots, the Eagles get blown out by the Giants to stumble into the postseason, Arthur Smith is out as Falcons head coach, Jarrett Allen's big night helps the Cavaliers hold off the Spurs, the Winnipeg Jets extend their points streak to 12 straight games, and the Dodgers look to add another free agent signing. WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders have reached an agreement on overall spending levels for the current fiscal year that could help avoid a partial government shutdown later this month. House Speaker Mike Johnson is hailing the agreement in a letter to colleagues as “the most favorable budget agreement Republicans have achieved in over a decade.” President Joe Biden says the agreement is one step closer "to preventing a needless government shutdown and protecting important national priorities.” Lawmakers needed an agreement on overall spending levels so that appropriators could write the bills that set line-by-line money for agencies. Funding is set to lapse Jan. 19 for some agencies and Feb. 2 for others. In the last week alone, Israel has killed a senior Hamas militant in an airstrike in Beirut, Hezbollah has fired barrages of rockets into Israel, the U.S. has killed a militia commander in Baghdad and Iran-backed rebels in Yemen have traded fire with the American Navy. Each strike and counterstrike increases the risk of the already catastrophic war in Gaza spilling across the region. But in the decades-old standoff pitting the U.S. and Israel against Iran and allied militant groups, there are fears that any one party could trigger a wider war if only to avoid appearing weak. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Judith Light of “Poker Face” and Sam Richardson of “Ted Lasso” and cast members from “The Last of Us” were among a wide range of acting winners at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. The ceremony is a precursor to the primetime Emmys ceremony on Jan. 15. Light won her first Emmy in a nearly 50-year career for her guest role on “Poker Face.” Richardson won his first for playing a soccer-loving billionaire on “Ted Lasso.” And two cast members from “The Last of Us,” 53-year-old Nick Offerman and 20-year-old Storm Reid, won their first Emmys for guest roles on the HBO show. LONDON (AP) — The actor who earned fame as the blond half of a crime-fighting duo in the popular 1970s television series “Starsky and Hutch” has died. David Soul was 80. His wife, Helen Snell, said Friday that Soul died on Thursday "after a valiant battle for life in the loving company of family.” Soul portrayed detective Ken “Hutch” Hutchinson alongside dark-haired Paul Michael Glaser as detective David Starsky in “Starsky and Hutch.” It ran on ABC between 1975 and 1979. At the height of his fame, Soul also hit the music charts with the single “Don't Give Up on Us.” Soul had lived in Britain for many years, where he took on several stage roles. On this week's AP Religion Roundup, an imam is killed outside a New Jersey mosque, and Native Hawaiians protect a sacred salt-making tradition. Orthodox Christians packed churches on Saturday night for Christmas Eve services, a holiday overshadowed for many believers by conflict. Patriarch Kirill is the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, the world's largest Orthodox denomination. He led services at Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral. A Kremlin spokesman said Russian President Vladimir Putin was expected to attend Christmas Eve services at his Novo-Ogaryovo residence along with the families of military personnel who have died in the war in Ukraine. Nightime services were canceled in the Russian border city of Belgorod following Ukrainian attacks Dec. 30 that killed 25 people. Celebrations in the Middle East were darkened by another conflict: the Israel-Hamas war. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies, while a legal fight continues. The justices on Friday said they would hear arguments in the case in April and put on hold a lower court ruling that had blocked the Idaho law in hospital emergencies, based on a lawsuit filed by the Biden administration. The Democratic administration argued hospitals that receive Medicare funds are required by a federal law to provide emergency care including abortion. The legal fight followed the court's 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and allow states to severely restrict or ban abortion. A district judge in Idaho agreed with the administration. In a separate case in Texas, a judge sided with the state. —The Associated Press About this program Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate. Lee Enterprises produces many national, regional and sports podcasts. Learn more here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Russian Orthodox Church is supporting Russia's war on Ukraine in its sermons, sending priests to the front, and collecting humanitarian aid for soldiers and the occupied Ukrainian territories. It is also involved in the administration of the occupied territories and in promoting propaganda narratives abroad. So why did the head of the Church, Patriarch Kirill, bet on Putin? How influential is the Church in Russian politics and society? What will happen to it after the war and will it survive Putin's regime? ECFR's new podcast on Russia, “Under the Overcoat”, will explore the deeper trends beneath the surface of daily politics. To dive deeper into the role of the Russian Orthodox Church, our host Kadri Liik is joined by ECFR visiting fellow Ksenia Luchenko and Alexander Agadjanian, a senior research fellow at Yerevan State University. Bookshelf: Daniel Stein, Interpreter: A Novel | Ludmila Ulitskaya La Sainte Russie contre l'Occident Everyday Religiosity and the Politics of Belonging in Ukraine | Catherine Wanner Understanding World Christianity: Russia | Alexander S. Agadjanian (Author), Scott M. Kenworthy
The Bulgakov Booth is a four-part series of interviews on the Russian priest and theologian, Sergius Bulgakov (1871–1944). The interviews here will explore the many intellectual twists and turns in Bulgakov's biography as well as some key themes in his writings. Sarah Livick-Moses is currently writing a dissertation at Boston College on the doctrines of Trinity and creation in Sergii Bulgakov's major theological writings. She is a Managing Editor at the Journal of Religion and the Arts, serves on the Steering Committee for the Eastern Orthodox Studies Unit at the American Academy of Religion, and is a Graduate Fellow with the NU Research Initiative for the Study of Russian Philosophy and Religious Thought. PODCAST LINKS: Sarah's academia.edu page: https://bc.academia.edu/SarahLivickMoses Genealogies of Modernity: https://genealogiesofmodernity.org/ CONNECT: Website: https://wipfandstock.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/wipfandstock Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wipfandstock Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wipfandstock/ SOURCES MENTIONED: Bulgakov, Sergius. The Bride of the Lamb. ———. The Comforter. ———. The Lamb of God. ———. Sophia: The Wisdom of God: An Outline of Sophiology. ———. The Sophiology of Death: Essays on Eschatology: Personal, Political, Universal. ———. Unfading Light: Contemplations and Speculations. Livick-Moses, Sarah. “Eschatological Resurrection and Historical Liberation.” Meerson, Michael A. The Trinity of Love in Modern Russian Theology. Newsome Martin, Jennifer. Hans Urs von Balthasar and the Critical Appropriation of Russian Religious Thought. ———. “The ‘Whence' and the ‘Whither' of Balthasar's Gendered Theology: Rehabilitating Kenosis for Feminist Theology.” Skobtsova, Mother Maria. Essential Writings. OUTLINE: (02:03) – Roundtable: Mechthild of Magdeburg, Hadewijch of Antwerp, Meister Eckhart (05:30) – Major themes: divine-humanity, eschatology, iconography, Sophia (08:02) – Bulgakovian (and Russian) Sophiology (15:35) – Countering (completing?) German Idealism (18:18) – Friends and influences: Florensky, Berdyaev (19:43) – Bulgakov's (and Maria Skobtsova's) “eschatological politicism” (24:57) – The two poles of eschatological politicism (26:35) – Spiritual participation in political systems (30:43) – A Bulgakovian assessment of Patriarch Kirill (34:25) – Bulgakov's ecclesial and political milieu (36:48) – Sophia in the church-world relation (39:47) – Gender difference in Bulgakov's theology (45:45) – Bulgakov's iconology in feminist perspective (50:46) – What's next for Sarah and where to find her
Pope Francis expressed his ardent desire to meet with Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow during his travels to Mongolia in August or September. Watch this new podcast episode by clicking here: If the audio player does not show up in your email or browser, please click here to listen. Dr. Taylor Marshall's […] The post 1009: Francis plans to meet Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill [Podcast] appeared first on Taylor Marshall.
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As the biggest cyclone in the Bay of Bengal in 10 years hits Bangladesh and Myanmar, we explore what this devastation means for the persecuted Rohingya Muslim refugees. Edward Stourton speaks to the Global Advocacy Director for Islamic Reliefs Shahin Ashraf. We speak to the British Catholic who is taking the helm of one of the world's biggest aid organisations. Alistair Dutton has just been appointed as Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis, which does relief and development work in more than 200 countries. He tells Edward Stourton about the challenges of his new role and his hopes for the future of the organisation. Many Christians in western countries have been alarmed that the Russian Orthodox Church and its leader Patriarch Kirill have supported Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. The war has already caused the deaths of thousands of Orthodox Christians. We speak to the author of a new book which throws light on this and examines how the war has affected religious life in Ukraine. It's called "Holy Russia, Holy War" and it's by the writer and historian Katherine Kelaidis, Director of Research and Content at the National Hellenic Museum in Chicago. Editor: Tim Pemberton Presenter: Edward Stourton Producers: Bara'atu Ibrahim & Catherine Murray Production Coordinator: David Baguley Studio Managers: Carwyn Griffith & Phil Booth
News; Russia's Patriarch Kirill first name on Czech national sanctions list; Pavel criticises government communication; ČVUT helping ESA, Visiting USK Praha.
News; Russia's Patriarch Kirill first name on Czech national sanctions list; Pavel criticises government communication; ČVUT helping ESA, Visiting USK Praha.
As the Ukraine war continues, one of the strongest supporters of Vladimir Putin has been Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church. Katherine Kelaidis, author of a new book on the Church, joins Ido Vock to discuss its history, the Church's split with Ukraine, and the influence it holds over Russian politics.Read more: The invasion of Ukraine forces a reckoning for the Orthodox world Putin believes he is defending Orthodox Christianity from the godless West Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week we're marking the first anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24th February 2022. Roy Jenkins explores some of the religious elements involved in this conflict. Many argue that Russia's President Putin has been using religion to justify his so-called special military operation. The largest religious tradition in both Russia and Ukraine is the Orthodox Church with years of history stretching back to 988 AD. Officially there are 15 Orthodox churches worldwide, along with a dozen others whose status is said to be uncertain. It's Patriarch Kirill who leads the Moscow Patriarchate. He's spoken in support of Russia's so-called special military operation; a stance which has led Pope Francis to refer to him as “Putin's altar boy”. We hear about him and ask just how much religious liberty there is for worshippers in Russia. Meanwhile in Ukraine where there is considerable religious diversity, we hear about the friction between the pro-Moscow Orthodox and independent Orthodox Church of Ukraine. We also hear about the humanitarian and pastoral work in the country. We also ask - what of the future? Our guests: Dr Geraldine Fagan: Editor of the journal East-West Church Report and a practising member of the Orthodox Church. www.eastwestreport.org Dr Joshua Searle of Spurgeon's College in London and a trustee of the Dnipro Hope Mission in Ukraine. www.dniprohopemission.org Jonathan Luxmoore is freelance journalist based in the UK and Poland specialising in religious news throughout Europe. He writes (among others) for the Church Times and The Tablet. Music: Extracts from the Vespers Op 37 by Sergei Rachmaninov. Extract from Prayer for Ukraine by Valentin Silvestrov.
Mass graves are being dug in Syria and Turkey to bury the thouands of people who died in this week's earthquake. We speak to an Imam in Syria about the devastation he is dealing with Might MPs be able to force the Church of England to change its position on same sex marriage in church? The church's recent decision to allow priests to bless same sex couples who are already married, but not to allow them to marry in church, has caused huge controversy. Several MPs say that the ban is out of step with public opinion and are considering if Parliament could take action to change the church's position. More evidence has emerged recently suggesting that the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, was a KGB agent in the 1970's. Declassified documents from Swiss police have strengthened the claims. We look at that and why the Russian Orthodox has not yet been expelled from the World Council of Churches for supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Presenter: Edward Stourton Producers: Catherine Murray & Bara'atu Ibrahim Editors: Tim Pemberton & Helen Grady Production Co-ordinators: Paul Holloway & David Baguley
The world is teetering on the edge of nuclear war, but are people aware of it? How many people are discerning the times? The spiritual leader of the Russian Orthodox Church told his flock that the desire of Western leaders to destroy Russia will result in the end of the world. According to Patriarch Kirill, the root of the problem is that some “madmen” believe that Russia, which “has powerful weapons and is populated by extremely strong people… who had never given in to an enemy and had always emerged victorious, could be defeated under the current circumstances.” Rick Wiles, Doc Burkhart. Airdate 1/19/23 You can partner with us by visiting TruNews.com/donate, calling 1-800-576-2116, or by mail at PO Box 690069 Vero Beach, FL 32969.The Fauci Elf is a hilarious gift guaranteed to make your friends laugh! Order yours today! https://tru.news/faucielfIt's the Final Day! The day Jesus Christ bursts into our dimension of time, space, and matter. You can order the second edition of Rick's book, Final Day. https://www.rickwiles.com/final-day
Russia announces a unilateral 36-hour ceasefire for Orthodox Christmas, but Ukraine calls it cynical propaganda. The BBC reporter in Moscow, Will Vernon, tells us about the influence of the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, who proposed the Christmas truce and the reaction it has had in Moscow. Valeriia Hesse from the Open Nuclear Network joins us to answer a Ukrainecast listener's question about Ukraine's nuclear power plants. And finally we clear up how to make the traditional Christmas dish of Kutia with restaurant owner Olga Tsybytovska. Today's episode is presented by Lyse Doucet and Vitaly Shevchenko. The producers were Ivana Davidovic, Clare Williamson and Luke Radcliff. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The series producer is Fiona Leach. The assistant editor is Alison Gee and the editor is Sam Bonham. Email Ukrainecast@bbc.co.uk with your questions and comments. You can also send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram to +44 330 1239480.
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine on Orthodox Christmas, celebrated this week by both countries.The announcement comes following a request for a ceasefire during the religious holiday from Russia's 76-year-old Orthodox leader Patriarch Kirill. The Kremlin says “Given the fact that a large number of citizens professing Orthodoxy live in the areas of combat, we call on the Ukrainian side to declare a ceasefire and give them the opportunity to attend church services on Christmas Eve, as well as on the Day of the Nativity of Christ.
Susan Hayward, associate director of the Religious Literacy and the Professions Initiative at Harvard Divinity School, leads the conversation on religious literacy in international affairs. FASKIANOS: Welcome to the final session of the Fall 2022 CFR Academic Webinar Series. I'm Irina Faskianos, vice president of the National Program and Outreach here at CFR. Today's discussion is on the record, and the video and transcript will be available on our website, CFR.org/Academic if you would like to share it with your classmates or colleagues. As always, CFR takes no institutional positions on matters of policy. We're delighted to have Susan Hayward with us to discuss religious literacy in international affairs. Reverend Hayward is the associate director for the Religious Literacy and Professions Initiative at Harvard Divinity School. From 2007 to 2021, she worked for the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP), with focus on Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Columbia, and Iraq. And most recently serving as senior advisor for Religion and Inclusive Societies, and as a fellow in Religion and Public Life. During her tenure at USIP, Reverend Hayward also coordinated an initiative exploring the intersection of women, religion, conflict, and peacebuilding, partnership with the Berkley Center at Georgetown University and the World Faith Development Dialogue. And she coedited a book on the topic entitled Women, Religion and Peacebuilding: Illuminating the Unseen. Reverend Hayward has also taught at Georgetown and George Washington Universities and serves as a regular guest lecturer and trainer at the Foreign Service Institute. And she's also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. So, Susan, thank you very much for being with us today. Can you begin by explaining why religious literacy is so important for understanding international affairs? HAYWARD: Yeah, absolutely. Thank you, Irina. And thanks to the Council on Foreign Relations for inviting me to be a part of this webinar. And I really appreciate you and the invitation, and I appreciate all of you who have joined us today, taking time out of what I know is a busy time of year, as we hurdle towards final exams and cramming everything into these last weeks of the semester. So it's great to be with all of you. I am going to be—in answering that broad question that Irina offered, I'm going to be drawing on my work. As Irina said, I worked at the—I work now at Harvard Divinity School's Religion and Public Life Program. And what we seek to do here is to do here is to advance the public understanding of religion in service of a just world at peace. And we do that, in part, by working with professionals in governments and foreign policy, and in the humanitarian sector, as well as working with our students who are seeking to go into vocations in those professional spheres. And then my fourteen years with the Religion and Inclusive Societies Program at the U.S. Institute of Peace. So I'll say a little bit more about both of those as we go along, and those experiences, but I'm also happy to answer any questions about either of those programs when we turn to the Q&A. And I should say that I'm going to be focusing as well—given that a lot of you all who are joining us today are educators yourselves or are students—I'm going to be focusing in particular on how we teach religious literacy within international affairs. So I wanted to begin with the definition of religious literacy, because this is a term that is increasingly employed as part of a rallying cry that's based on a particular diagnosis. And the diagnosis is that there has been insufficient deep consideration of the multiple and complex dimensions of religion and culture that impact international affairs at all levels across the world. And that the result of that lack of a complex understanding of religion in this arena has been the—the hamstringing of the ability of the international system to operate in ways that are effective in bringing justice, peace, democracy, human rights, and development. So I'm going to circle back to that diagnosis in a bit. But first I want to jump to the prescription that's offered, which is to enhance religious literacy using various resources, trainings, courses, and ways that are relevant for foreign policymakers and those working across the international system, as well as those students who are in the schools of international affairs, or other schools and planning to go into this space, into this profession. So the definition that we use here at Harvard Divinity School—and this is one that has been adopted by the American Academy of Religion, which is the scholarly guild for religious studies—defines it in this way: Religious literacy is the—entails the ability to discern and analyze the fundamental intersections of religion and social, political, and cultural life through multiple lenses. So specifically, one who is religious literate will possess a basic understanding of different religious traditions, including sort of fundamental beliefs and practices and contemporary manifestation of different religious traditions, as well as how they arose out of and continue to be shaped by particular social, historical, and cultural contexts. And the ability to discern and explore the religious dimensions of political, social, and cultural expressions across time and space. So this gets broken down in two different ways—three, according to me. But that definition focuses on two in particular. One is often referred to as the confessional approach or the substantive approach. So that's looking at understanding different religious traditions and their manifestations in different places. That's understanding something fundamental about the difference between Theravada Buddhism and Vajrayana Buddhism, for example. Or how Islam is practiced, and dominantly practiced in Nigeria, versus in North America, for example. The second approach is the religious studies approach. Which is sometimes also called the functional approach. So that's the ability to be able to analyze the ways in which religions in complex ways are really intersecting with social, and political, and economic life, even if not explicitly so. But in implicit, embedded ways shaping different kinds of economic systems, social systems, and political systems, and being able to analyze and see that, and so ask particular questions and consider different kinds of policy solutions—diagnoses and solutions that can take that into account. And then finally, I add the religious engagement approach. That particularly comes out of my work when I was at USIP and working with foreign policymakers in the State Department and elsewhere. To some extent, overseas as well, those in the diplomatic sector. Which I understand is determining whether, when, and how to engage with specifically defined religious institutions, actors, and interests, including on issues related, for example, with religious freedom, in ways that are inclusive, just, strategic, and, importantly for the U.S. context, legal. So abiding by the Establishment Clause of the Constitution. Now, all three types of religious literacy defined here depend on three principles or ideas. So the first is that they understand religions as lived, as constituted by humans who are constantly interpreting and reinterpreting their religious traditions. This means that as a result they are internally diverse, sometimes very internally contradictory. They'll have different religious interpretations with respect to particular human rights issues, particular social issues, issues related to gender, and so on and so forth. That they change over time. That that sort of complex interpretive process that is going on within religious traditions also leads to kind of larger normative changes within religious traditions over history in different temporal contexts. And that they're culturally embedded. So as the question I was asking earlier, how is Islam, as it's understood and practiced in Nigeria, different from how it's understood and practiced in North America, for example. There are ways in which the particular religious interpretations and practices of a tradition are always going to be entangled with specific cultural contexts in ways that are near impossible to disentangle at times. And that means that they just manifest differently in different places. And this—these ideas of religion as lived pushes against an understanding of religions as being static or being monolithic. So that then leads us to ensure that there's never—that it's always going to be a problem to make sweeping claims about entire religious traditions because you'll always find somebody or some community within those religious traditions that don't believe or practice according to the claim that you just made about it. And that applies to situations of violent conflict and with respect to human rights, on global issues like climate and migration. This idea, the internal diversity in particular, is what is at play when you hear the phrase “Ambivalence of the Sacred” that was coined by Scott Appleby in his—in this very influential book by the same name. I'll throw in here a quote from Scott Appleby from that book, this idea that religions are always going to show up in ambivalent or contradictory ways across different places, but also sometimes in the very same contexts. So I think we can see that, for example, in the U.S. right now, and that there's no one, let's say, religious position with respect to reproductive rights, for example. There's a great deal of internal plurality and ambivalence that exists across religious traditions and interpretations within the Christian tradition and beyond about that specific issue. Moreover then, what religion is, what is considered religious, what is recognized as religious and what isn't, and how it manifests in different contexts depends on just a complex array of intersecting factors. I'm going to come back to—that's kind of meaty phrase just to throw out there, so I'm going to come back to that in a minute. So the second principle or idea of religious literacy that I want to highlight here is the idea of right-sizing religion. This is a phrase that Peter Mandaville used quite a bit when he was in the State Department's Religion and Global Affairs Office under the Obama administration and has written about. So I'll turn you to that article of his to understand more about it. But the central idea is that we don't want to over nor underemphasize religion's role in any given context. So just by way of a quick example, in looking at the Rohingya crisis or the ethnic cleansing of Rakhine State in Myanmar, one could not say it was all about religion, that it was about Buddhist nationalists who are anti-Muslim wanting to destroy a particular religious community. Nor could you say it had nothing to do with religion, because there were these religious dimensions that were at play in driving the violence towards the Rohingya and the larger communities' acceptance of that violence against the Rohingya community. But if you were to overemphasize the religious roles, the religious dimensions of that crisis, then your policy solutions—you might look at religious freedom tools and resources to be able to address the situation. And that would address the situation in part, but obviously there were other economic and political factors that were at play in leading to the Rohingya crisis. And including certain economic interests with oil pipelines that were being constructed across lands that the Rohingya were living on in Rakhine state, or the political conflict that was taking place between the military and the National League of Democracy, and so on. So addressing the crisis holistically and sustainably requires that we right-size the role that religion is playing in that particular crisis. And that goes across the board, in looking at conflicts and looking at the role of religion in climate, and addressing climate collapse, and so on and so forth. We need to always neither under nor overestimate the role that religion is playing in driving some of these issues and as a solution in addressing some of these issues. OK. So with that definition and principles of religious literacy in mind, I want to go back to the diagnosis that I gave at the—that I mentioned at the top, for which religious literacy is offered as a solution. The diagnosis, if you remember, was that there's been insufficient consideration given to the multiple and complex dimensions of religion and culture that impact international affairs. So I'm going to demonstrate what it means to apply the religious studies approach to religious literacy, or the functional approach to religious literacy, to help us understand why that might be. And remember, the religious studies approach is seeking to discern and explore the religious dimensions of political, social, and cultural expressions and understandings across time and place. So this approach, in trying to answer that question and consider that diagnosis, it would invite us to look historically at the development of the modern international legal and political systems in a particular time and place in Western Europe, during the European Enlightenment. As many of you may well know, this came about in the aftermath of the so-called confessional or religious wars. Those were largely understood to have pitted Protestants against Catholics, though it's more complicated in reality. But broadly, that's the story. And the modern state, on which the international system was built, sought to create a separation between religious and state authority. For the first time in European history, this separation between religious and state authority that became more rigid and enforced over time, in the belief that this was necessary in order to ensure peace and prosperity moving forward, to bring an end to these wars, and to ensure that the state would be better able to deal with the reality of increasing religious pluralism within Europe. So this was essentially the idea of secular political structures that was born in that time and place. And these secular political structures were considered to be areligious or neutral towards religion over time, again. In the process of legitimating this sort of revolutionary new model of the secular modern state, and in the process of creating this demarcated distinction that had not previously existed—at least, not a neat distinction of the secular or the political authority and the religious—the religious authority—there was an assertion as part of that ideologically legitimate and support that. There was an assertion of the secular as rational, ordered, and associated with all of the good stuff of modernity. Meanwhile, the religious was defined in counter-distinction as a threat to the secular. It was irrational, backwards, a threat to the emerging order. A not-subtle presumption in all of this is that the new modern state and the international system would serve as a bulwark against archaic, dangerous, religious, and other traditionally cultural, in particular, worldviews and practices in—it would be a bulwark against that, and a support for this neutral and considered universal international law and system—secular system. Now, I realize I'm making some, like, huge, broad historical sweeps here, given the short amount of time I have. But within that story I just told, there is a lot more complexity that one can dig into. But part of what I seek to do in offering religious literacy in international relations theory and practice to students, and to practitioners in this realm, is to help those operating in the system think through how that historically and contextually derived conception of religion and the co-constitutive conception of secularism continues to operate within and shape how we interpret and respond to global events within the system. And this occurs—I see this happening in two dominant ways. One is, first, in thinking about religion as a distinct sphere of life that can be disentangled entirely from the political, when in reality religion is deeply entangled with the political, and vice versa. And scholars like Talal Asad and Elizabeth Shakman Hurd have done really great work to show how even our understanding of the secular and secular norms and so on is shaped by Protestant Christian commitments and understandings. And saying within that, our understanding of what religion is—like, a focus on belief, for example, which has been codified in a lot of religious freedom law, as part of the international system—again, tends to emphasize Protestant Christian understandings of what religion is and how it functions. So that's the first reason for doing that. And then second, in understanding religion to be a threat to modernity, and sometimes seeing and responding to it as such rather than taking into account its complexity, its ambivalence, the ways in which it has been a powerful force for good, and bad, and everything in between, and in ways that sometimes let the secular off the hook for ways that it has driven forms of violence, colonialism, gender injustice, global inequalities, the climate crisis, and so on. So those are the consequences of when we don't have that religious literacy, of those potential pitfalls. And, on that second point, of the ways in which religion continues to be defined in ways that can overemphasize its negative aspect at time within the international system, I commend the work of William Cavanaugh in particular and his book, The Myth of Religious Violence to dig into that a little bit more. So what we're seeking to do, in bringing that kind of religious literacy to even thinking about the international system and its norms and how it operates, is to raise the consciousness of what Donna Haraway calls the situatedness of the international system, the embedded agendas and assumptions that inevitably operate within it. And it invites students to be skeptical of any claims to the systems neutrality about religion, how it's defined, and how it's responded to. So I recognize that that approach is very deconstructionist work. It's informed by, post-colonial critical theory, which reflects where religious studies has been for the last couple decades. But importantly, it doesn't, nor shouldn't ideally, lead students to what is sometimes referred to as analysis paralysis, when there's sort of groundedness within hypercritical approaches, only looking at the complexity to a degree that it's hard to understand how to move forward then to respond constructively to these concerns. Rather, the purpose is to ensure that they're more conscious of these underlying embedded norms or assumptions so that they can better operate within the system in just ways, not reproducing forms of Eurocentrism, Christo-centrism, or forms of cultural harm. So the hope is that it helps students to be able to better critique the ways in in which religion and secularism is being—are being discussed, analyzed, or engaged within international affairs, and then be able to enter into those kinds of analysis, policymaking, program development, and so on, in ways that can help disrupt problematic assumptions and ensure that the work of religious literacy or religious engagement is just. So I'm just going to offer one example of how this kind of critical thinking and critical—the way of thinking complexly about religion in this space can be fruitful. And it speaks back to one of the things Irina noted about my biography, the work I had done looking at women and religion and peacebuilding. So while I was at USIP, in that program, we spent several years looking specifically and critically at forms of theory and practice, and this subfield that had emerged of religious peacebuilding. And we were looking at it through the lens of gender justice, asking how religion was being defined in the theory or engaged in the peacebuilding practice and policy in ways that unintentionally reinforced gender injustice. And what we found is that there were assumptions operating about certain authorities—often those at the top of institutions, which tended to be older, well-educated men—representing entire traditions. Assumptions made about their social and political power as well. When in reality, we knew that those of different genders, and ages, and socioeconomic locations were doing their own work of peacebuilding within these religious landscapes, and had different experiences of violence, and so different prescriptions for how to build peace. So we began to ask questions, like whose peace is being built in this field of religious peacebuilding that was emerging? And the work that USIP had been doing in this space of religious peacebuilding? Whose stories were being left out in the dominant analyses or narratives in the media about religious dimensions of certain conflicts, and what are the consequences of that? So these kinds of questions are grounded in the recognition of, again, the internal diversity, the change over time of religious traditions. And they help ensure that analysis and policy actions aren't unintentionally reproducing forms of harm or structural violence. I'm almost done. So please do bring your questions so that we can engage in a discussion with each other. But I wanted to end by offering a couple examples of resources that I think might be helpful to both enhancing your own religious literacy but also as potential pedagogical tools in this work. So first is Religious Peacebuilding Action Guides that were produced by the U.S. Institute of Peace, in partnership with Salam Institute for Peace and Justice, and the Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers. There's four guides. They're all available for free online. Once I close down my PowerPoint, I'm going to throw the links for all of these things I'm mentioning into the chat box so you can all see it. But one of the things—I'm just going to dive in a little bit to the analysis guide, because one of the things that I think is useful in helping, again, to help us think a little bit more complexly about religion, is that it takes you through this process of thinking about the different dimensions of religion as defined here—ideas, community, institutions, symbols and practices, and spirituality. So it's already moving beyond just an idea of religious institutions, for example. And it takes you through doing a conflict assessment, and asking the questions related to religion with respect to the drivers of the conflict and the geographic location and peacebuilding initiatives, to help you craft a peacebuilding—a religious peacebuilding initiative. I have used this framework as a means to help students think through the ambivalence of religion as it manifests in different places. So I have an example there of a question that I have sometimes used that has been fruitful in thinking about how these five different dimensions of religion have manifested in American history in ways that either have advanced forms of racialized violence and injustice or that have served as drivers of peace and justice. And there's lots of examples across all of those dimensions of the ways in which religion has shown up in ambivalent ways in that respect. There's also—USIP's team has produced a lot of amazing things. So I'll put some links to some of their other resources in there too, which includes they're doing religious landscape mappings of conflict-affected states. They have an online course on religious engagement in peacebuilding that's free to take. Another resource is from here, at Harvard Divinity School in the Religion in Public Life Program. And we provide a series of case studies that is for educators. It's primarily created educators in secondary schools and in community colleges, but I think could easily be adapted and used in other kinds of four-year universities or other kinds of professional settings, where you're doing trainings or workshops, or even just holding discussions on religious literacy. So there's a series of kind of short, concise, but dense, case studies that are looking at different religions as they intersect with a host of issues, including peace, climate, human rights, gender issues. And it says something about that case study here—the example that I have here is the conflict in Myanmar, pre-coup, the conflicts that were occurring between religious communities, and particularly between Buddhist communities and Muslim communities. And then there's a set of discussion questions there that really help to unearth some of those lessons about internal diversity and about the ways in which religious intersects with state policies and other kinds of power interests and agendas—political power interests and agendas. And then also, at our program, Religion and Public Life, we have a number of courses that are available online, one that's more on the substantive religious literacy side, looking at different religious traditions through their scriptures. Another course, it's on religion, conflict and peace, all of which are free and I'm going to throw them into the chat box in a moment. And we also have ongoing workshops for educators on religious literacy, a whole network with that. So you're welcome to join that network if you'd like. And then finally, we have a one-year master's of religion and public life program for people in professions—quote/unquote, “secular” professions—who want to come and think about—they're encountering religion in various ways in their work in public health, or in their work in journalism. And so they want to come here for a year and to think deeply about that, and bring something back into their profession. And then the final thing, and then I'm going to be done, and this one is short, is the Transatlantic Policy for Religion and Diplomacy, which brings together point people from—who work on religion across different foreign ministries in North America and Europe. And their website, religionanddiplomacy.org, has a lot of really great resources that—reports on various thematic issues, but also looking at religion in situ in a number of different geographic locations. They have these strategic notes, that's what I have the image of here, that talk about, at a particular time, what are some of the big stories related to religion and international affairs overseas. And they list a number of other religious literacy resources on their website as well. So I commend all of that to. And with that, let me stop share, throw some links into the chat box, and hear responses and questions from folks. FASKIANOS: Wonderful. Thank you for that. That was terrific. And we are going to send out—as a follow-up, we'll send out a link to this webinar, maybe a link to your presentation, as well as the resources that you drop into the chat. So if you don't get it here, you will have another bite at the apple, so to speak. (Gives queuing instructions.) So I'm going to go first to the written question from Meredith Coon, who's an undergraduate student at Lewis University: What would be a solution for India to have many different religions live in peace with each other, especially since most religions share a lot of the same core values of how people should live? And how can society prevent the weaponization of religion, while still allowing broad religious freedom? HAYWARD: All right. Thank you for the question, Meredith. And one thing just to note, by way of housekeeping, I'm not sure I can actually share the links with all of the participants. So we'll make sure that you get all of those links in that follow-up note, as Irina said. So, Meredith, I think a couple things. One, I just want to note that one of the assumptions within your question itself is that folks of different religious persuasions are constantly at conflict with one another. And of course, there is a reality of there is increasing religious tensions around the world, communal tensions of many different sorts, ethnic, and religious, and racial, and so on, across the world. And the threat to democracy and increasing authoritarianism has sometimes exacerbated those kinds of tensions. But there's also a lot of examples presently and historically of religiously incredibly diverse communities living in ways that are harmonious, that are just, and so on. So I think it is important—there's a lot of work that supports forms of interfaith dialogue and intra-faith dialogue. And I think that that work is—will always be important, to be able to recognize shared values and shared commitments, and in order to acknowledge and develop respect and appreciation for differences as well on different topics—again, both within religious traditions and across them. But I think that dialogue alone, frankly, is not enough. Because so often these tensions and these conflicts are rooted in structural violence and discrimination and concerns, economic issues, and political issues, and so on. And so I think part of that work, it's not just about building relationships kind of on a horizontal level, but also about ensuring that state policies and practice, economic policies and practices, and so on, are not operating in ways that disadvantage some groups over others, on a religious side, on a gender side, on a racial side, and so on. So it's about ensuring as well inclusive societies and a sense as well of inclusive political systems and inclusive economic systems. And doing that work in kind of integrated ways is going to be critical for ensuring that we're able to address some of these rising forms of violations of religious freedom. Thanks again for the question. FASKIANOS: Thank you. Next question from Clemente Abrokwaa. Clemente, do you want to ask your question? Associate teaching professor of African studies at Pennsylvania State University? I'm going to give you a moment, so we can hear some voices. Q: OK. Thank you very much. Yeah, my question is I'm wondering how peacebuilding, in terms of religious literacy, how would you look at—or, how does it look at those that are termed fundamentalists? How their actions and beliefs, especially their beliefs, those of us—there are those outside who perceive them as being destructive. So then to that person, is their beliefs are good. So they fight for, just like anyone will fight for, what, a freedom fighter or something, or a religious fighter in this case. So I'm just wondering how does religious literacy perceive that in terms of peacebuilding? HAYWARD: Right. Thank you for the question, Professor Abrokwaa. I really appreciate it. So a couple things. One, first of all, with respect to—just going back, again, to the ambivalence of the sacred—recognizing that that exists. That there are particular religious ideas, commitments, groups, practices that are used in order to fuel and legitimate forms of violence. And I use violence in a capacious understanding of it, that includes both direct forms of violence but also structural and cultural forms of violence, to use the framework of Johan Galtung. And so that needs to be addressed as part of the work to build peace, is recognizing religious and nonreligious practices and ideas that are driving those forms of violence. But when it comes to religious literacy to understand that, a couple ways in which the principles apply. One is, first, not assuming that their—that that is the only or exclusive religious interpretation. And I think sometimes well-meaning folks end up reifying this idea that that is the exclusive religious interpretation or understanding when they're—when they're offering sometimes purely nonreligious responses to it. And what I mean by this, for example, let's look at Iran right now. I read some analyses where it's saying that, the Iranian authorities and the Ayatollahs who comprise the Supreme Council and so on, that they—that they define what Islamic law is. And there's not a qualification of that. And in the meantime, the protesters are sort of defined as, like, secular, or they're not—the idea that they could be driven by certain—their own Islamic interpretations that are just as authoritative to them, and motivating them, and shaping them is critical. So being able to recognize the internal plurality and not unintentionally reify that particular interpretation of a religious tradition as exclusive or authoritative. Rather, it's one interpretation of a religious tradition with particular consequences that are harmful for peace. And there are multiple other interpretations of that religious tradition that are operating within that context. And then a second way that the religious literacy would apply would also look at the ways in which sometimes the diagnoses of extremist groups that are operating within a religious frame doesn't right-size the role of religion in that. It sometimes overemphasizes the religious commitments, and drives, and so on. And so, again, we need to right-size. There are religious motivations. And we need to take those seriously. And we need to develop solutions for addressing that. And there are economic interests. And there are political interests. So there's a whole host of factors that are motivating and inspiring and legitimating those groups. And being able to take into account that more holistic picture and ensure that your responses to it are going to be holistic. And then one final thing I want to say that's not with respect to religious literacy as much—or, maybe it is—but it's more just about my experience of work at USIP, is that—and it kind of goes back to the question that Meredith asked before you about religious harmony between multireligious relations and harmony, is that I sometimes finds that engaging with groups that are defining themselves and motivating themselves with a primary grounding in religion, that they're not going to participate generally in interfaith initiatives, and so on, right? And so that's where some of that intra-faith work can be particularly important. I saw this, for example, in Myanmar, when their—when previously the movement that was known as Ma Ba Tha, which was defined by some as a Buddhist nationalist anti-Muslim kind of Buddhist supremacist group. The folks who were most successful in being able to engage in a values-grounded conversation with members of the organization were other Buddhist monks, who were able to speak within the language of meaning and to draw attention to, like, different understandings of religious teachings or religious principles with respect to responding to minority groups, and so on. So I think that's in particular, with addressing those groups, that's where that intra-religious work or intra-communal work can be really critical, in addition to some of that cross-communal work. FASKIANOS: Thank you. So we've seen, obviously, the war in Ukraine and how Christian Orthodoxy is being—or, Greek Orthodoxy in Ukraine, and the division. Can you talk a little bit about that and how it's playing out with Russian identity? HAYWARD: Yeah, absolutely. There's been some really good analysis and work out there of the religious dimensions of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. So again, the sort of dominant story that you see, which reflects a reality, is that there are ways in which political and religious actors and interests are aligning on the Russian side in order to advance particular narratives and that legitimate the invasion of Ukraine that—that are about sort of fighting back against an understanding of the West as being counter to traditional and religious values. Those are some of the religious understandings. And then that concern gets linked then to the establishment of an independent or autocephalous Orthodox Church within the Ukraine context. And you see—in particular, what's pointed to often is the relationship between Patriarch Kirill in the Russian Orthodox Church, and Putin, and the ways in which they've sort of reinforced each other's narrative and offered support to it. And there's really great analysis out there and stories that have been done about that. And that needs to be taken into account in responding to the situation and, I would say, that some of the religious literacy principles would then ask us to think about other ways in which religion is showing up within that, that go beyond the institution too. So a lot of the news stories that I've seen, for example, have focused exclusively on—sometimes—exclusively on the clerics within the Orthodox Church and their positions, either in support of or in opposition to the war. But in reality, on the ground there's a lot more complexity that's taken place, and a lot more of the ways in which different individuals and communities on both the Russia and the Ukraine side are responding to the violence, to the displacements, and so on. It paints a more complex and, I think, fascinating story, frankly. And sort of illuminates ways forward in support of peacebuilding. For example, there's ways in which different kinds of ritual practices within Orthodoxy have served as a source of support and constancy to folks who are living in this situation of insecurity and displacement, in ways that have been helpful. There are, of course, other religious traditions that exist within both Ukraine and Russia that are operating and responding in different ways. Like, the Jewish community in Ukraine and the Catholic—the Greek Catholic Church in Ukraine. So looking at those complexities both within Orthodoxy, but there's many different ways that Orthodox Christians are responding in both countries. There's not one story of Orthodox Christianity and the invasion of Ukraine. But also looking at some of the religious diversity within it. And that helps to ensure, like I said, one, that we're developing solutions that are also recognizing the ways in which religion at a very ground level is serving as a source of support, humanitarian relief, social, psychological support to people on the ground, as well as the ways in which it's sort of manifesting ambivalently and complexly in ways that are driving some of the violence as well. And it also helps to push back against any sort of a narrative that this is about a Russian religion—on the Russian side—this is about a religious war against a secular, non-religious West or Ukraine, right? That that goes back to what I was talking about with the historical sort of contingencies that are baked into this system a little bit. And in defining it in that way, Russia's religious and its motivations are religious, Ukraine's not religious, that's both not true—(laughs)—because there's many religious folks within the Ukraine and within the West generally, but also feeds—it feeds the very narrative that Putin and Kirill are giving of a secular West that is anti-religion, that is in opposition to Russian traditional values. FASKIANOS: It seems like there needs to be some training of journalists too to have religious literacy, in the same way that we're talking about media literacy. HAYWARD: Yeah. FASKIANOS: Probably should be introduced as well. (Laughs.) HAYWARD: Yeah, Irina, it's funny, we did—one of my students actually did a kind of mapping and analysis of stories about the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the religious dimensions of it. And she noted that there was—for example, it was—almost always it was male clerics who were being quoted. So there was very little that was coming from other gendered perspectives and experiences on the ground, lay folks and so on. And again, for that—for that very reason it's sort of—because we know so many policymakers and international analysis are depending on these kinds of media stories, I worry that it creates a blinder to potential opportunities for different kinds of ways of addressing needs and partners for addressing needs on the ground. FASKIANOS: Great. Thank you. I'm going to go next to Liam Wall, an undergraduate student at Loyola Marymount University: With so much diversity within religions itself, how can we avoid the analysis paralysis you mentioned and take in as many unique perspectives as possible, without letting that stand in the way of progress? How does one know that they have enough religious literacy and can now become an effective practitioner? HAYWARD: Well, OK, the bad news is that you will never have enough religious literacy. (Laughs.) This is a process, not an end. There are scholars here at Harvard who have been studying one particular sect of a particular religious tradition for their entire adult lives, and they would still say that they are students of those traditions, because they're so complex. Because so many of these traditions are composed of a billion people or just—just 500 million people. But that means that there's going to be an incredible diversity to explore. And so that's the bad news. But the good news is, one, like, first take the burden off of your shoulders of having to be an expert on any one particular religious tradition, in order to be able to help to develop and enhance your own religious literacy, and those of others, and to operate in ways that reflect the principles of religious literacy, is the good news. As well as there are many different kinds of resources that you can turn to in order to understand, for example if you're going to be working in a particular geographic location, scholarship, people you can speak to in order to begin to understand at least some of the specific manifestations and practices, and some of the disputes and diversity that exists within that particular country or geographic location across religious traditions. But, secondly, I would say, it's almost more important than—like, the substance is important. But what's just as important, if not more important, is understanding what kinds of questions to be asking, and to be curious about these religious questions and their intersection with the political and social. So we sometimes say that religious literacy is about developing habits of mind in how we think about these religious questions, and what kinds of questions we ask about religion. So it's about developing that kind of a reflex to be able to kind of see what's underneath some of the analysis that you're seeing that might be relevant to religion or that might be advancing particularly problematic understandings of religion, or reinforcing binaries like the secular and the religious and so on. And that's just as—just as important. So the extent to which you're continuing to, like, hone those—that way of thinking, and those habits of mind, that will set you up well for then going into this space and being able to ask those particular questions with respect to whatever issues you're focusing on, or whatever geographic location you're looking at. FASKIANOS: Great. I'm going to go next to Mohamed Bilal, a postgraduate student at the Postgraduate Institute of Management in Sri Lanka. HAYWARD: Yay! FASKIANOS: Yes. How does sectarianism influence our literacy? In turn, if we are influenced by sectarianism, then would we be illiterate of the religion but literate of the sect? Thus, wouldn't such a religious literacy perpetuate sectarianism? HAYWARD: Thank you for the question, Mohamed. It's—I miss Sri Lanka. I have not been there in too long, and I look forward to going back at some point. So I would say sectarianism, in the sense of—so, there's both religious sects, right? There's the existence of different kinds of religious traditions, interpretive bodies, jurisprudential bodies in the case of Islam. And then broader, different schools or denominations. The term that's used depends on the different religious tradition. And that reflects internal diversity. Sectarianism, with the -ism on the end of it, gets back to the same kinds of questions that I think Professor Clemente was asking with respect to fundamentalism. That's about being sort of entrenched in an idea that your particular religious understanding and practice is the normative, authentic, and pure practice, and that all others are false in some ways. That is a devotional claim or—what I mean by a devotional claim, is that is a knowledge claim that is rooted within a particular religious commitment and understanding. And so religious literacy in this case would—again, it's the principles of internal diversity, recognizing that different sects and different bodies of thought and practice are going to exist within religious traditions, but then also ensuring that any claim to be normative or to be orthodox by any of these different interpretive bodies is always a claim that is rooted within that religious tradition that we sometimes say is authentic. It's authentic to those communities and what they believe. But it's not exclusive. It's not the only claim that exists within that religious tradition more broadly. And the concern is about—sects are fine. Different denominations, different interpretative bodies are fine and a good and sort of natural thing, given the breadth and the depth of these religious traditions. The problem is that -ism part of it, when it becomes a source of competition or even potentially violence between groups. And so that's what needs to be interrogated and understood. FASKIANOS: So another question from John Francis, who's the senior associate vice president for academic affairs at the University of Utah: If you were training new diplomats in other countries to be stationed in the United States, where a wide range of religious traditions thrive, how would you prepare them for dealing with such religious variation? HAYWARD: The same way I would—and thank you, again, for the question. The same way that I would with any other diplomats going to any other—the same way I do with foreign service officers at the Foreign Service Institute, who are going to work overseas. I would—I would invite them to think about their own assumptions and their own worldviews and their own understandings of what religion is, based on their own contexts that they grew up in. So how that shapes how they understand what religion is, in the ways I was speaking to before. So for example, in Protestant Christianity, we tend to emphasize belief as the sort of core principle of religious traditions. But other religious traditions might emphasize different forms of practice or community as sort of the central or principal factor. So recognizing your own situatedness and the ways in which you understand and respond to different religious traditions. I would invite those who are coming to work here to read up on the historical developments and reality of different religious communities and nonreligious communities in the U.S. and encourage them to look not just at some of the—what we call the world religions, or the major religions, but also at indigenous traditions and different practices within different immigrant communities. And I would have them look at the historical relationship between the state and different religious communities as well, including the Mormon tradition there in Utah, and how the experience of, for example, the Mormon community has shaped its own relationship with the state, with other religious communities on a whole host of issues as well. And then I would encourage—just as I was saying earlier—no diplomat going to the U.S. is going to become an expert on the religious context in the U.S., because it's incredibly complex, just like anywhere else in the world. But to be able to have sort of a basic understanding to be able to then continue to ask the kinds of questions that are going to help to understand how any political action is taken or response to any policy issues kind of inevitably bumps up against particular religious or cultural commitments and values. FASKIANOS: Great. I'm going to take the next question from Will Carpenter, director of private equity principal investments at the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, and also taking a course at the Harvard Extension School. HAYWARD: Hey! FASKIANOS: I'm going to ask the second part of Will's question. How will the current polarized domestic debate regarding U.S. history, which is often colored by the extremes—as a force for good only versus tainted by a foundation of injustice—impact America's capacity to lead internationally? HAYWARD: Hmm, a lot. (Laughter.) Thank you for the question. I mean, I think the fact of polarization in the U.S. and the increasing difficulty that we're facing in being able to have really deep conversations and frank conversations about historical experiences and perceptions of different communities, not just religiously, not just racially even, but across different—urban-rural, across socioeconomic divides, across educational divides and, of course, across political divides, and so on. I think that—I think that absolutely hampers our ability to engage within the global stage effectively. One, just because of the image that it gives to the rest of the world. So how can we—how can we have an authentic moral voice when we ourselves are having such a hard time engaging with one other in ways that reflect those values and that are grounded within those values? But also because I think get concern—with respect to religion questions in particular—I get concern about the increasing polarization and partisanization of religion in foreign policy and issues of religious freedom, and so on. Which means that we're going to constantly have this sort of swinging back and forth then between Republican and Democratic administrations on how we understand and engage issues related to religion and foreign policy, different religious communities in particular, like Muslim communities worldwide, or on issues of religious freedom. So I think it's incredibly critical—always has been, but is particularly right now at this historical moment—for us to be in the U.S. doing this hard work of having these conversations, and hearing, and listening to one another, and centering and being open about our values and having these conversations on that level of values. To be able to politically here in the U.S., much less overseas, to be able to work in ways that are effective. Irina, you're muted. FASKIANOS: Thank you. (Laughs.) With that, we are at the end of our time. Thank you so much for this. This has been a really important hour of discussion. Again, we will send out the link to the webinar, as well as all the resources that you mentioned, Susan. Sorry we didn't have the chat open so that we could focus on what you were saying and all the questions and comments that came forward. So we appreciate it. And thank you so much, again, for your time, Susan Hayward. And I just want to remind everybody that this is the last webinar of the semester, but we will be announcing the Winter/Spring Academic Webinar lineup in our Academic bulletin. And if you're not already subscribed to that, you can email us at cfracademic@cfr.org. Just as a reminder, you can learn about CFR paid internships for students and fellowships for professors at CFR.org/careers. Follow @CFR_Academic on Twitter and visit CFR.org, ForeignAffairs.com, and ThinkGlobalHealth.org for research and analysis on global issues. Good luck with your exams. (Laughs.) Grading, taking them, et cetera. Wishing you all a happy Thanksgiving. And we look forward to seeing you again next semester. So, again, thank you to Susan Hayward. HAYWARD: Thank you, everybody. Take care.
Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, said this week that Vladimir Putin is fighting globalism, calling Putin “a fighter against the Antichrist” and “chief exorcist.” 5) Australia sets up fund to compensate those harmed by COVID jabs; 4) Putin quotes prophet Hosea in Moscow speech critical of the West; 3) Chinese defense contractor shows off video of drone-delivered robot dog with machine gun; 2) CIA invests in tech to bring back woolly mammoth; 1) Brit takes delivery of new Liz Truss dog toys the week Truss steps down as PM.
The leader of the Russian Orthodox Church is not a Christian. How's that for a statement? Watch this podcast to find out if you agree.
Voor alle duidelijkheid: deze video bevat wat meer sarcasme dan mijn gemiddelde video. En ik weet dat sommigen van jullie dat niet zullen waarderen. Maar ik vind het noodzakelijk om wat feller dan gebruikelijk te reageren op de recente dwaasheid van deze "geestelijk leider". Specifiek heeft hij in een preek vorige week ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak5d5NF6yVA ) kort na de aankondiging van de gedeeltelijke mobilisatie van Russische mannen door Putin, aangegeven dat een soldaat die het ultieme offer brengt voor zijn land daarmee zijn eigen zonden zou kunnen reinigen. Dit gaat regelrecht in tegen het bijbels Evangelie wat onderwijst dat een mens UITSLUITEND gered kan worden door GELOOF in het offer van JEZUS ALLEEN. Wanneer mensen godsdienst inzetten als een middel om hun eigen (politieke) belangen te dienen, en daarmee bereid zijn Gods waarheid te verdraaien en mensen te misleiden, verdient dat niets anders dan een felle reactie. Zouden wij zulke praktijken van dergelijke mensen niet moeten blootleggen en bespotten? Elia deed dit wel toen de Baäl priesters het volk Israël misleidden. David deed dit ook met Goliath vanuit zijn heilige verontwaardiging. Jezus deed dit ook met de religieuze praktijken van de Farizeeën. Er zijn genoeg bijbelse voorbeeldenUiteindelijk bespotten dergelijk mensen vooral zichzelf en, helaas, de naam van Christus Jezus. Muziek: Khi Rho Beats
Your Heard Tell Show for Wednesday, September the 28th, 2022 is turning down the noise of the news cycle and getting to the information we need to discern the times we live by getting to what's really going on with Russian Patriarch Kirill promising remission of sins for Russian troops going to Ukraine, Hurricane Ian hits Cuba en route to Florida, and we have a tough, grown folk talk about the death penalty with Finesse Moreno-Rivera.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/heard-tell/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
In this episode:Why is the Pope going to Kazakhstan?What the absence of Putin, Patriarch Kirill and President Xi means for the World Congress of ReligionsIs the Pope conflicted about the Russia/Ukraine conflict?Reflecting on the end of Queen Elizabeth's reign and her relationship with the Catholic Church.Support the show
Der Berliner Theologe Reinhard Flogaus betreibt ein aufregendes Forschungsvorhaben. Der Ostkirchen-Experte sammelt und analysiert Reden, Predigten und Medienerklärungen des russischen Patriarchen Kirill, in denen dieser seine nationalreligiöse Ideologie verbreitet. Dadurch kann Flogaus die tieferen Gründe der russischen Aggression und die Verstrickung der russischen Orthodoxie sichtbar machen.
According to Ian Lovett in The Wall Street Journal, “Dozens of priests from the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, the country's largest denomination, have been kidnapped or killed since the (Russian) invasion began.” Some have been tortured, accused of stirring up anti-Russian sentiment. Those allowed to return to their congregations bear scars and missing teeth. Some never return at all. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church's split from Russian Orthodoxy in 2019 provides the political motivation for Russia to target its members. The Russian church, under Patriarch Kirill, has supported the war, arguing that it has “metaphysical significance.” He may be right, though not in the way he believes. By targeting Ukrainian believers, Russia adds to the ranks of those who suffer, not just for Ukraine, but for Christ. Father Ioann Burdin, a Russian Orthodox priest who has publicly opposed the invasion, wrote in February, “Russian soldiers are killing their brothers and sisters in Christ…. We can't shamefully cover our eyes and call… evil good.”
In this episode: Vatican finally comes clean on its financesPope meets with Ukraine's Ambassador to the Holy SeeUK court inserts itself into the Vatican financial trialNicaragua and Nigeria stir up trouble for the VaticanPope to attend the Congress of World and Traditional Religions in KazakhstanSupport the show
President Joe Biden has announced that al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Kabul. Biden is hailing the operation as delivering “justice” while expressing hope that it brings “one more measure of closure” to families of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. Kansas is having the first test of voters' feelings since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade. Its voters were deciding Tuesday whether to allow state lawmakers to further restrict or ban abortion. The measure is a proposed anti-abortion amendment to the Kansas Constitution and voting on it coincided with the state's primary, when the electorate typically skews conservative and Republican. The Supreme Court has certified its month-old ruling allowing the Biden administration to end a cornerstone Trump-era border policy to make asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court. The sparse entry records that justices voted 5-4 that the administration could scrap the “Remain in Mexico” policy, overruling a lower court that forced the policy to be reinstated in December. The Ohio Supreme Court has upheld the death penalty for a man convicted of killing a couple whose house and dog he was caring for while they were away on vacation. Death row inmate George Brinkman was convicted of the 2017 deaths of Rogell and Roberta John and sentenced to death by a three-judge Stark County panel. A Texas man convicted of storming the U.S. Capitol with a holstered handgun, helmet and body armor has been sentenced to seven years and three months in prison. The sentence imposed Monday is the longest so far among hundreds of Capitol riot cases. New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hits another home run, lots of trades in major league baseball, and Deshaun Watson gets a six game suspension. Another round of rainstorms are hitting flooded Kentucky mountain communities. The rain fell Monday as more bodies emerged from the sodden landscape, and the governor warned that high winds could bring another threat — falling trees and utility poles. Thirty people have already been killed amid the rising water, and hundreds of others remain unaccounted for. Gov. Andy Beshear said that death toll does not include some recently recovered bodies. California officials say two bodies were found inside a charred vehicle in a driveway in the wildfire zone of a raging blaze that is among several menacing thousands of homes in the western U.S. The McKinney Fire in Northern California was burning out of control Monday in Klamath National Forest. The Department of Housing and Urban Development is providing $2.8 billion in fresh funding for homeless services organizations across the country. Gas prices have been falling, but for how long? Prices are below $4 gallon in more than half the gas stations around the country. But as prices decrease, demand may increase and slow prices from falling further. Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson was suspended for six games for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy following accusations of sexual misconduct made against him by two dozen women in Texas during massage treatments. The White House is making more than $1 billion available to states to address flooding and extreme heat exacerbated by climate change. Vice President Kamala Harris is set to announce the grant programs Monday at an event in Miami with the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other officials. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing new regulations that would force food processors to reduce the amount of salmonella bacteria found in some raw chicken products or risk shutdowns. The proposed USDA rules announced Monday would declare salmonella an adulterant — a contaminant that can cause food-borne illness — in breaded and stuffed raw chicken products. The Vatican says Pope Francis will travel next month to Kazakhstan. It's possible that he could meet there with Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church who has justified Moscow's war in Ukraine. The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain has set out from the port of Odesa. The departure of the ship laden with corn follows an internationally brokered deal that is expected to finally allow large stores of Ukrainian crops to reach foreign markets and ease a growing hunger crisis. The Major League Baseball trade deadline is always a stressful time of year for the league's 30 general managers. Add COVID-19 vaccination status to the list of concerns. The Toronto Blue Jays have the toughest constraints as the only team in Canada. Federal regulators are giving Boeing the green light to soon resume deliveries of its big 787 airliner. That's according to a person familiar with the situation who talked to The Associated Press on Saturday. 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“Cosmic Reality Chronicles” with Nancy Hopkins, Walt Silva, and Colleen Kelly - March 22, 2016 Walt had a lucid dream where a weapon in the form of a black cube came to our attention. The dream led us back to Mecca and the Arch of Gabriel, which had been taken to Antarctica. That led to discovering Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill arrived in Antarctica to perform an ancient ritual from a secret text given by Pope Francis just 4 days after the two met in Cuba. The Watchers and Jean Rockefeller came into the story. This is a very important story. SHOW NOTES https://www.cosmicreality.net/cosmic-reality-blog/cosmic-reality-radio-show-march-22-2016 Walt Silva: http://www.newparadigmtools.net/ NANCY'S BOOKS https://www.cosmicreality.com/books--blogs.html Nancy's Shungite Recommendations: https://www.cosmicreality.com/shungite-recommendations.html SHUNGITE STORE: https://mysticalware.com ARCHIVES: https://www.cosmicreality.com/archives.html PODCASTS: https://pod.co/cosmic-reality-radio Healing Tones: https://www.cosmicreality.net/cosmic-reality-blog/healing-tone Music by Renate Jett, Jett Music https://myspace.com/jett4music/music/songs Cosmic Reality Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/504212719691742/ Shungite Reality Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/713944828952438
Highlights: “It's being widely reported the United Kingdom has targeted Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church in their latest rounds of sanctions in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, or what Russian officials call their 'special military operation'.”“What others are noticing is that these sanctions seem to go beyond simply Patriarch Kirill's support for the military operation. Others are seeing a more sinister attack on the Orthodox Church itself, precisely because the Church has seen of late a massive surge in what NPR calls far-right converts.”“The sanctions imposed by the UK recognize, again however tacitly, just how political the church is, in this case, the Russian Orthodox Church, and it recognizes just how religious the state is, in this case, the Russian state. The fact that sanctions are being imposed indiscriminately regardless of whether you're a member of the church or the state demonstrates just how much these two institutions have begun to align themselves with one another, especially over the last 20 years!Timestamps: [01:33] Britain's sanction on Patriarch Kirill[03:06] Why so many conservatives are converting to Orthodoxy[06:40] How this sanction indicates a massive trend going on all over the worldResources: Learn how to protect your life savings from inflation and an irresponsible government, with Gold and Silver. Go to http://www.turleytalkslikesgold.comRegister HERE for our EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: https://conferences.turleytalks.com/Support this channel. Get Your Brand-New PATRIOT T-Shirts and Merch Here: https://store.turleytalks.com/Get your own MyPillow here. Enter my code TURLEY at checkout to get a DISCOUNT: https://www.mypillow.com/turleyEp. 841 Jordan Peterson Teaches Joe Rogan about the Cross!Get your ticket for the premiere of our new movie “The Return of the American Patriot: The Rise of Pennsylvania” with early bird pricing here: https://turleyproductionspremiere.ticketspice.com/ticketsIt's time to CHANGE AMERICA and Here's YOUR OPPORTUNITY To Do Just That! https://change.turleytalks.com/Become a Turley Talks Insiders Club Member and get your first week FREE!!: https://insidersclub.turleytalks.com/welcomeFight Back Against Big Tech Censorship! Sign-up here to discover Dr. Steve's different social media options …. but without censorship! https://www.turleytalks.com/en/alternative-media.com Thank you for taking the time to listen to this episode. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and/or leave a review.Do you want to be a part of the podcast and be our sponsor? Click here to partner with us and defy liberal culture!If you would like to get lots of articles on conservative trends make sure to sign-up for the 'New Conservative Age Rising' Email Alerts.
A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - The White House has condemned threats against pro-life organizations allegedly made by a group calling itself Jane's Revenge. White House Assistant Press Secretary Alexandra LaManna said Wednesday that “Violence and destruction of property have no place in our country under any circumstances, and the President denounces this.” It remains an open question if Jane's Revenge, which claims to have conducted vandalism attacks on pro-life organizations across the country, is an organized group, or merely a call to action via copycat attacks on pro-life centers. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251555/white-house-condemns-pro-abortion-violence-after-new-janes-revenge-threats The UK government announced on Thursday that it is imposing sanctions on the head of the Russian Orthodox Church. The Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office said in a June 16 statement that Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia was being “sanctioned for his support and endorsement of Putin's war.” The announcement came after European Union member states failed to agree on whether Patriarch Kirill should face sanctions after his name was proposed by the European Commission, the executive branch of the EU. Hungary reportedly objected to his inclusion. Numerous influential Russian citizens have been added to the UK sanctions list since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24. The sanctions have included asset freezes and bans on travel to the UK. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251561/uk-government-sanctions-russian-orthodox-church-leader-patriarch-kirill Today, the Church celebrates Saint John Francis Regis, a 17th-century French Jesuit known for his zealous missionary efforts and his care for the poor and marginalized. In a 1997 letter to the Bishop of Viviers, Pope St. John Paul II commemorated the fourth centenary of St. John Francis Regis' birth, honoring him as a “lofty figure of holiness” and an example for the Church in the modern world. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-john-francis-regis-273 The Church also celebrates Saint Lutgardis, the patron saint of the blind and physically disabled. Born in the 12th century, she accepted the blindness that afflicted her for the last 11 years of her life as a gift that helped reduce the distractions of the outside world. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-lutgardis-507
A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - Pope Francis described Russia's use of mercenaries in the Ukraine war as “monstrous” in an interview published on Tuesday. Speaking to the editors of Jesuit journals, the pope also suggested that the war, which began with a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, was “perhaps somehow either provoked or not prevented.” Commenting on Ukraine, the pope said: “What we are seeing is the brutality and ferocity with which this war is being carried out by the troops, generally mercenaries, used by the Russians. The Russians prefer to send in Chechen and Syrian mercenaries.” The pope added that he hoped to meet with Russian Orthodox leader Patriarch Kirill in Kazakhstan in September. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251535/pope-francis-deplores-russia-s-monstrous-use-of-mercenaries-in-ukraine US bishops are pleading for an end to violence following the ongoing attacks on Catholic churches and pro-life pregnancy centers. The bishops have tracked 139 church attacks since 2020 — a number that has increased significantly since the May 2 leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion in the abortion case Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization. In recent months, “charities that support pregnant mothers in need have been firebombed, and pro-life organizations have been attacked almost daily and terrorized, and even the lives of Supreme Court justices have been directly threatened,” the US Church leaders noted. The bishops explained that the Catholic Church provides a great service to all in need, and, quote, “consistently bears witness in word and deed to the beauty and dignity of every human life.” https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251533/title-bishops Pope Francis will not preside at a Mass and procession on the feast of Corpus Christi, the Vatican announced on Monday. The Holy See press office said on June 13 that the decision was taken “due to the limitations imposed on the pope by gonalgia,” or knee pain, “and the specific liturgical needs of the celebration.” The announcement came the day after the 85-year-old-pope apologized for having to postpone a scheduled trip to Africa in July because of his knee problem. The pope is still scheduled to visit Canada on July 24-29. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251526/pope-francis-won-t-preside-at-corpus-christi-mass-and-procession-due-to-knee-pain Today, the Church celebrates Saint Methodius of Constantinople, who worked for unity and reconciliation in the Eastern Church and served as the Patriarch of Constantinople the last five years of his life. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-methodius-of-constantinople-506
Die ukrainisch-orthodoxe Kirche sagt sich von Moskau los. Das habe Patriarch Kirill sich alleine zuzuschreiben, kommentiert Benedikt Schulz. Dessen bedingungsloses Ja zu Russlands Angriffskrieg sei aber nur der traurige Gipfel einer langen Reihe von Spaltungen und politischer Parteinahme in orthodoxen Kirchen.Schulz, Benediktwww.deutschlandfunk.de, Kommentare und Themen der WocheDirekter Link zur Audiodatei
It's the Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend and Sunday is joining in the day's celebrations. Her Majesty the Queen has always had a strong Christian faith, but how has that become more evident to the public throughout her reign? We hear from two experts in the field. What does the Jubilee mean to people of other faiths? We join the Muslim organisers of one event in London, bringing together dozens of different nationalities and faiths, as well as refugees, at a food bank in London. Across the country, more than 60,000 people have registered to host Big Jubilee Lunches. There's a battle in the music charts as several different versions of “God Save the Queen” compete for the number 1 spot. But choirs across the country will be singing the Jubilee anthem – Rise Up and Serve – which was composed especially for this weekend. The war in Ukraine has increased the tensions between the independent Orthodox Church of Ukraine, and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate, which comes under the authority of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church. Now the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate has also declared its independence. We hear about the fallout for both churches. And it's the start of Pride month, and in a new series, we bring together LGBT people of faith. This week two Catholics talk about their experiences. George White is a 28-year-old transgender man and an RE teacher at a Catholic secondary school. Claire Jenkins is 73, and was also a teacher, but felt she had no option but to leave the profession when she transitioned from male to female in the 90s. Presented by William Crawley. Produced by Julia Paul and Katharine Longworth. Photo credit Georgina Poullais.
Das jüngste EU-Sanktionspaket gegen Russland kam nur durch Zugeständnisse an Ungarn zustande. Präsident Orban setzte Ausnahmen vom Öl-Boykott durch und ließ den russischen Patriarch Kirill von der Liste streichen.
Abducted head of Methodist Church Nigeria regains his freedom...Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill could meet this fall...and Israel and the UAE sign free trade agreement.
As Father Ben Kiely just returned home from Ukraine, he joins Dr. Grazie Christie to discuss the religious aspects of the ongoing crisis, breaking down the role Patriarch Kirill is playing, and the faith and resiliency of our dear Catholic brothers and sisters in the war-torn country. Our good friend Kathryn Jean Lopez of the National Review also joins as we remember the life and legacy of some pro-life warriors that have passed away recently including Vicki Thorn of Project Rachel, as we contemplate the future of the pro-life movement. Father Roger Landry also offers an inspiring homily ahead of 10 saints that will be canonized over the weekend. Catch the show every Saturday at 7amET/5pmET on EWTN radio!
Voormalig EO-presentator Andries Knevel windt zich in de nieuwe CIP Podcast op over de wijze waarop het abortusdebat wordt gevoerd in Nederland. De evangelische kerk Mozaiek trekt in Amsterdam de eerste vrouwelijke voorganger van kleur aan. Hoe belangrijk is diversiteit in de kerk? En ook de leider van de Russisch-Orthodoxe Kerk, patriarch Kirill van Moskou, komt ter sprake!
Patriarch Kirill is the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church. A former colleague describes him as a one-time anti-Kremlin nonconformist. Now, he's blessing Russia's war in Ukraine. This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Victoria Dominguez, engineered by Paul Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
James MacMillan explores Vaughan Williams' faith and music. Kenneth Steven introduces Robert Frost's poem "Stopping in the Wood". Ernie Rea examines the motives of Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox church, in supporting Putin's war in Ukraine.
Russia takes post-truth to new levels Mostly bad news this week, but on the bright side we have The Skeptic's Guide soon to come out with their new book The Skeptic's Guide to the Future (pre-order it now!) and the upcoming European Skeptics Congress in Vienna. See you there! This week we celebrate Sir David Attenborough‘s 96th birthday and we take a look at Pope Francis and his dealings with the other “Pope”, Patriarch Kirill, also known as Putin's altar boy. Then we go through some news: RUSSIA: Russian long-term recruitment programme disguised as education INTERNATIONAL: Measles is the new-old threat UKRAINE: The fake news factory on this side of the fence… SPAIN: Families in despair over IM Academy: ‘The crypto-sect has kidnapped our children' INTERNATIONAL: Hepatitis cases cause for concern – and the disinformation factory keeps rolling SWEDEN: Macchiarini trial started this week – Procecution says surgery was experimental, cruel, and against all science and evidence UK: GCSE in Natural History announced and brings hope for environmentalism Pontus gets really angry with Putin's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov this week and hands him a hard Really Wrong Award. There's also a “Bonus Bad Award” to the Russian propaganda machine that implies that Swedes are Nazis. Enjoy! Segments: Intro; Greetings; TWISH; Pontus Pokes The Pope; News; Really Wrong; Quote And Farewell; Outro; Out-Takes;
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Your Heard Tell for Thursday, May 5nd, 2022, is turning down the noise and getting to the information we need on the continued fall out from the "Alito draft" by review how much abortion was being talked about by the 2022 candidates and how it polled with voters...and how that might change with the pending fall of Roe v Wade. Pope Francis gets his 1054 on and takes Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill to task for his support of Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine. Guest Joe Szymanski of Elections Daily breaks down the primary voting in Ohio and Indiana, including the US Senate race in Ohio that brought lots of coverage, and how much did the Trump factor and endorsements play into JD Vance's win. Joe also goes down the list of primaries in the month of May with what to watch for, races that bear paying attention too, and some predictions on marquee matchups like US Senate races in North Carolina, Georgia, and Pennsylvania, the looming Brian Kemp v Stacey Abrams re-match, congressional redistricting and maps, and much more. Also, over in the UK the benches of the parliament are a member short after an MP resigns after getting busted watching porn on his phone in the House of Commons, and a Vegas wedding gone sideways gets a mile-high happy ending. All that and more on this Thursday Edition of Heard Tell.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/heard-tell/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
The European Commission proposed a gradual ban on Russian oil imports to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, as Russian forces pounded sites to the east of the country and hit targets in the far west near the EU border. European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen announced the bloc would phase out the Russian supply of crude oil within six months, and refined products by the end of the year. The proposed new sanctions also include moves against Russia's biggest bank, Sberbank, and the targeting of Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church.
A week before Victory Day, I consider some different constituencies' notions of victories. For Patrushev and the hard-liners, they could win politically not despite failing in the war, but thanks to it. Nuclear rhetoric may be scary, but it is also a reflection not of victory but failure. The war and sanctions are reshaping the opportunities in the Russian underworld, and this create new winners and losers. And what does Patriarch Kirill hope to win?The Moscow Times piece I mentioned is here.You can also follow my blog, In Moscow's Shadows, and become one of the podcast's supporting Patrons and gain question-asking rights and access to exclusive extra materials right here. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/InMoscowsShadows)
Pope Francis revealed in a recent interview that he will not visit Kyiv as hoped, and that he had suspended his meeting with Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, planned for July in Jerusalem. In an interview with La Naciòn, an Argentine daily newspaper, published on April 21, the pope said he had taken the decision to suspend his meeting with Kirill because the Holy See's diplomacy advised him that “a reunion between the two at this time could give rise to much confusion.” This week on Inside The Vatican, co-producer Ricardo da Silva, S.J. interviews Anne Leahy, who once served as the Canadian ambassador to Russia and later to the Holy See, to tap into the mind of Pope Francis and the Vatican in its relations with Russia. But first Ricardo joins regular Inside the Vatican host Colleen Dulle to discuss the major news coming out of the Vatican this past week. They share their takeaways from the pope's interview and the ongoing troubles with his knee injury, which has once again forced him to stop his regular liturgies and work schedule at the Vatican. As a career diplomat, Ms. Leahy has unique insight into the diplomatic dilemmas facing the pope at this time, in his desire to negotiate peace between two nations at war and end the wanton bloodshed in Ukraine, and in his decision not to name and shame the aggressor of this war. “What is happening on the ground right now is a very delicate exercise that the Holy See finds itself in,” Ms. Leahy tells Ricardo. “Do you really think that naming President Putin is going to shame him at this point?” The former ambassador also gets personal and shares experiences of her time in Russia and the Vatican which have points “quite in common between administrations” she shares. “It's a lot better now under Pope Francis, in terms of transparency and in terms of access to information in a way.” Support America Media through a digital subscription. Links from the show: Pope Francis suspends planned meeting with Russia's Patriarch Kirill and explains why he hasn't visited Kyiv There are plenty of good reasons for Pope Francis not to go to Ukraine. Futility is not one of them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - A 72-year-old religious sister has been praised for her “extraordinary courage” after she sought to disarm a man stabbing a priest at a Catholic church in Nice, southeastern France. Sister Marie-Claude reportedly intervened after a 31-year-old man entered the Saint-Pierre d'Arene church before Sunday Mass on April 24 and repeatedly stabbed Father Krzysztof Rudziński. She received a wound to the forearm and was taken to a hospital along with the 57-year-old priest. The Diocese of Nice said in an April 24 statement that neither the sister nor the priest suffered life-threatening injuries in the incident, which police said was not related to terrorism. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251051/extraordinary-courage-nun-intervenes-to-stop-man-stabbing-catholic-priest-in-france In an Easter message to the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Pope Francis expressed hope that the Holy Spirit would “make us true peacemakers, especially for war-torn Ukraine.” Catholic bishops across Europe have appealed to Kirill — who is considered close to Russian President Vladimir Putin — to speak out against the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. Pope Francis announced last week that the Vatican had canceled plans for a June summit with Patriarch Kirill in Jerusalem. It would have been the second meeting between the two leaders since their historic encounter in Cuba in 2016. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/251052/pope-francis-to-russian-orthodox-leader-patriarch-kirill-let-s-be-true-peacemakers-for-ukraine Today the Church celebrates Saint Mark the Evangelist, the author of the second Gospel and the patron saint of notaries. Mark is said to have traveled with Paul and Barnabas on their missionary journey through Cyprus, and to have founded the Church in Alexandria. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-mark-the-evangelist-444
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To Vladimir Putin, Orthodox Christianity is a tool for asserting Moscow's rights over sovereign Ukraine. In his February televised address announcing the recent invasion of Ukraine, he argued the inhabitants of that “ancient Russian land” were Orthodox from time immemorial, and now faced persecution from an illegitimate regime in Kyiv. Led by Patriarch Kirill, the Russian Orthodox Church is one of the most tangible cultural bonds between Russia and Ukraine.
Following last week's dramatic tale of how some sacred Sikh scriptures were rescued from a gurdwara in Ukraine, Emily Buchanan went to see them in their new home at the National Sikh Museum in Derby. Patriarch Kirill is the head of the Russian Orthodox Church who is backing President Putin and supporting the war in Ukraine. He reportedly has historic KGB links and a liking for expensive watches, but what do we really know about him? There are an estimated 180 Muslim footballers in the Premier League. How are football clubs catering for Muslim players who are fasting during the month of Ramadan? Presenter: Emily Buchanan Producers: Dan Tierney and Julia Paul Editor: Helen Grady.
Kathleen opens the show drinking a Down South Helles Lager from Burnt Hickory Brewery in Kennesaw, GA. She reviews her weekend in Atlanta where she played the Cobb Energy Center and had an absolute blast, including Sunday breakfast at Waffle House and a road trip stop at her beloved Buc-ee's. Kathleen shares how excited she was to meet the “real” Buc-ee, and breaks down the snacks that she bought including Beaver Bites for her mom and Ghost Pepper jerky (which she thought meant just a slight bit of heat). “GOOD BAD FOOD”: In her quest for new and delicious not-so-nutritious junk food AND in continuing her search for the best Ranch, Kathleen samples Buc-ee's Cajun Crab kettle chips, which she loves. She then tastes Knoxville's JFG Real Mayonnaise, which she LOVES and thinks comes in as a tie with Duke's mayo (which is her favorite.) She finishes her tasting with Starkist Ranch Tuna, which she finds to be delicious.QUEEN'S COURT: Kathleen is thrilled to report that Queen Stevie Nicks has announced a new summer tour date at Red Rocks in Colorado, and Kathleen is attending. MASTERS WEEK: It's Masters week in Augusta, and Kathleen is a massive PGA golf fan. She's heading to the Monday Practice round with Ron White, and cannot wait to walk the fairways and devour an egg salad sandwich. UPDATES: Kathleen gives updates on the trucker caught with reptiles in his pants at the Mexican border, Tom Brady tosses Bitcoin to an auction buyer, THE CHURCH OF MARY KAY: Kathleen shares an article from Texas Monthly regarding whether or not Mary Kay is a Pyramid scheme. A reporter went inside Mary Kay, dropping more than $1,800 on cosmetics to become a decorated beauty consultant with the company in an effort to better understand how the company profits and the allure of the famous pink Cadillac incentive program. Mary Kay's open discussion of religion, combined with consultants' strong allegiance to the founder, has led some critics to call the company a cult.“HOLY SHIT THEY FOUND IT”: Kathleen is amazed to read about the discovery of an ancient, tombed graveyard under Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral during the repair of the cathedral. Notre Dame is Kathleen's favorite cathedral in the world, and she referred to her love of Paris in her Comedy Central “I Can't Believe This Is Happening” episode. MAN URINATES ON AIRPLANE FLOOR: Kathleen flies every week and laughs out loud when reading an article about a man who urinated on Southwest Airline's airplane floor while waiting for the restroom. BED BATH & BEYOND CASH INFUSION: Kathleen laughs as she reads an article announcing that activist investor Ryan Cohen has taken a 9.8% stake in Bed Bath & Beyond in an effort to infuse some financial life into the company just as he did with GameStop. CHINESE MAN MOVES INTO TERMINAL 2: Kathleen laughs when reading an article about a Chinese man who has been living at the Beijing airport for nearly 14 years, choosing to leave home because he did not have the freedom to smoke and drink there. BOYCOTTING APPLEBEE'S: Kathleen is appalled when reading an article outlining an email that was sent out by a Missouri-based franchisee speculating that high gas prices and the end of pandemic stimulus money would force employees to work longer hours for lower pay.PUTIN'S RASPUTIN: Kathleen shares an article outlining the role of Vladimir Putin's spiritual advisor, Patriarch Kirill who is the head of the Russian Orthodox Church. Many strong opinions are surfacing that Kirill is a sort of Rasputin to Putin, and could have initiated the invasion of Ukraine in March 2022.WHAT TO WATCH THIS WEEK: Kathleen recommends watching “WeCrashed” on Apple TV, and “The Andy Warhol Diaries” on Netflix. SEE KATHLEEN LIVE: See Kathleen live on her “Do You Have Any Ranch?” Tour. Tickets available at kathleenmadigan.com/tour See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Is the petrodollar dead? Why should we watch the German economy? Will Biden be "recalled"? If so, will Trump step in? What did Russia and China together announce last week in Beijing? Does either country have the background to deliver what they announced? What entity would more likely applaud their union? Please join Steven and Bonnie for a discussion of our possible/likely near future. Heartbreaking kiddie quarantine in China: https://t.me/CovidRedPills/13395 https://www.reuters.com/world/china/shanghai-separates-covid-positive-children-parents-virus-fight-2022-04-02/ https://t.me/CovidRedPills/13394 Kicking own citizens for not following Covid rules: https://t.me/CovidRedPills/13407 Punching own citizens to force them onto quarantine bus: https://t.me/CovidRedPills/13408 Chinese QR code intrusive lifestyle: https://t.me/AltSkull48/2376 Chinese DAILY testing required: https://t.me/CovidRedPills/13374 Russia accepts AstraZeneca "WMD": https://t.me/CovidRedPills/13393 EU countries starts rationing: https://www.naturalnews.com/2022-04-03-european-nations-start-rationing-food-and-fuel.html Patriarch Kirill visits Antarctica in 2015: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/12162705/Patriarch-Kirill-meets-penguins-in-Antarctica.html EU mandatory jab pass: https://www.globalresearch.ca/mandatory-vaccination-eu-just-went-through-under-radar/5776115 Orthodox monk sentenced for opposing lockdown in Russia: https://t.me/CovidRedPills/13390 Human genome changed forever: https://t.me/covidbc/2117 https://www.redvoicemedia.com/2022/03/every-fully-jabbed-person-over-30-will-have-vaids-by-the-end-of-2022-dr-sherri-tenpenny-video/ https://www.lifenews.com/2022/03/25/california-bill-would-legalize-infanticide-babies-could-be-left-to-die-up-to-6-weeks-after-birth/ Sanctions destroy dollar: https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_app/imf-warns-that-sanctions-against-russia-threaten-to-weaken-the-dominance-of-the-dollar_4374650.html Hospital paid for services rendered or paid to comply?: https://t.me/RWMaloneMD/2591 Robodogs/drones shout orders: https://t.me/CovidRedPills/13382 https://t.me/CovidRedPills/13384 https://t.me/CovidRedPills/13377
A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church on Sunday denounced “horrific war crimes” reportedly committed by Russian forces in a city near Kyiv. In his daily video message on April 3, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk referred to images from the city of Bucha, around 15 miles northwest of the Ukrainian capital, and other newly liberated areas. News organizations reported that at least 20 bodies dressed in civilian clothing were found in a single street when Ukrainian forces retook the city of Bucha following the withdrawal of Russian combatants. catholicnewsagency.com/news/250879/ukrainian-catholic-leader-denounces-horrific-war-crimes-in-bucha Speaking to journalists on his return flight from Malta, Pope Francis confirmed that he was considering a trip to Kyiv, Ukraine, which has faced bombardment since the full-scale invasion on Feb. 24. Pope Francis also told journalists that he was considering a face-to-face summit with Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250875/will-pope-francis-go-to-kyiv-will-he-call-out-putin-by-name-here-s-what-he-told-the-media On Saturday, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis has appointed 49-year-old Cincinnati pastor, Father Earl Fernandes, to be the next bishop of the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio. Fernandes is the first Indian-American to head a U.S. Roman Catholic diocese. His episcopal ordination and installation is scheduled for May 31. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250867/father-earl-fernandes-son-of-immigrants-from-india-named-next-bishop-of-columbus-ohio Today the Church celebrates Saint Isidore of Seville, a bishop and scholar who helped the Church preserve its own traditions, and the heritage of western civilization, in the early middle ages. A Doctor of the Church, he was more recently proposed as a patron saint of Internet users, because of his determination to use the world's accumulated knowledge for the service of God's glory. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-isidore-of-seville-425
Days before Russian troops entered Ukraine in late February, President Vladimir Putin gave an impassioned address to the Russian people attempting to justify what he was about to carry out. He referred to Ukraine as 'an inalienable part' of Russia's 'spiritual space'. It's one of many references to faith and religion interwoven into the Russian narrative of the 'special military operation' in Ukraine. Ernie Rea explores the beliefs being used to justify this aggression, and asks why the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, has defended Putin's actions. He's joined by Andrew Louth, theologian and Archpriest in the Russian Orthodox Church here in the UK, Geraldine Fagan, an expert in religious affairs in the former Soviet states, and Katherine Kelaidis, a writer and historian whose work focuses on early Medieval Christian history and contemporary orthodox identity. Plus he speaks to the journalist and theologian Sergei Chapnin, who worked for the Russian Orthodox Church for 15 years. Producer: Rebecca Maxted Editor: Helen Grady
How should religious leaders respond in times of war? The primate of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill has been severely criticised for endorsing his country's invasion of Ukraine. The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, a leading scholar of eastern Christianity, tells us how he feels about Kirill's failure to even call for a ceasefire. Also, it's forty years since the Falkland Islands were occupied by Argentina, sparking a war with Britain in the south Atlantic. We reflect on whether church leaders at the time got the tone right, when they publicly called for prayers for the families of Argentinian as well as British servicemen who died in the conflict. The holy month of Ramadan is just beginning, when Muslims fast during daylight hours. In spite of recent tensions between some members of the Jewish and Muslim communities, a London synagogue is hosting Muslims and sharing in their "iftar" or fast breaking. The idea is to promote friendship between the two faith groups. We hear from Rabbi Hannah Kingston and Muslim, Julie Siddiqui, who is an interfaith campaigner. Holy scriptures have been rescued from the Sikh temple in Odessa, Ukraine to keep them safe from possible Russian attacks. They were removed from the city's Gurdwara and brought to the UK, where they will be temporarily displayed in the National Sikh Museum, in Derby. Simran Singh Stuelpnagel tells William Crawley about his journey across Europe, and his mission to safeguard the scriptures. Producers: Rahila Bano and Jonathan Hallewell Presenter: William Crawley Editor: Tim Pemberton
Can a ruler be both powerful and pious? This combination may be rare in our political leaders today. But the life of Blessed Karl of Austria teaches us that the answer to this question can indeed be a resounding “yes.” With April 1, 2022 marking the 100-year anniversary of his death, in this episode we examine the legacy and witness of the last emperor of one of Europe's most long-standing Catholic dynasties. Proving that a deep faith in God was not at odds with service in the highest imperial office, Blessed Karl strove for a peaceful resolution to the First World War and ultimately died in exile after only two short years on the throne. Karl's life represents a compelling example of Church-State cooperation in an authentic pursuit of the spiritual and temporal welfare of the people - and serves as a contrast to the corrupt entanglement of altar and throne in modern-day Russia.Joining us to explore these themes is Father Raymond de Souza. One of North America's most well-known Catholic commentators, he is a regular columnist for the National Post and the National Catholic Register. Father de Souza is a Senior Fellow at Cardus, Canada's leading Christian think tank. He also serves as a parish priest in the Archdiocese of Kingston, Ontario.If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting Crown and Crozier with a tax-deductible donation here: DONATE Documents/Websites referenced Father Raymond de Souza (biography)@fatherdesouzaBlessed Karl of Austria (Vatican biography)Blessed Karl of Austria - Cause for Canonization USA / Canada K.V. Turley, “Blessed are the peacemakers: Lessons from the life and legacy of Blessed Karl”, National Catholic Register (October 21, 2020)“Caesaropapism” (CatholicCulture.org)“Josephinism” (CatholicCulture.org)Father Raymond de Souza, “The Kirill Question”, National Catholic Register (March 9, 2022)Father Raymond de Souza, “Putin is using a ‘spiritual' lie to further his imperialist aims”, National Post (February 26, 2022)www.crownandcrozier.comtwitter.com/crownandcrozierfacebook.com/crownandcrozierhttps://www.instagram.com/crownandcrozier/Please note that this podcast has been edited for length and clarity.Support the show (http://missionoftheredeemer.com/crownandcrozier/)
While the humanitarian costs of Russia's invasion of Ukraine continue to make headlines, the war also reveals contemporary religious concerns around global Orthodoxy and Vatican diplomacy. On this episode, we speak with two guests: George Demacopoulos, professor of Orthodox Christian Studies at Fordham University, and Paul Elie, New Yorker staff writer and longtime Commonweal contributor. Demacopoulos frames the fiery rhetoric of Moscow's Patriarch Kirill, who has called the invasion a “holy war,” while Elie takes Pope Francis to task for not denouncing Vladimir Putin more forcefully. For further reading: ‘From Complacency to Clear Condemnation,' George Demacopoulos ‘The Pope, the Patriarchs, and the Battle to Save Ukraine,' Paul Elie in the New Yorker ‘Clarity & Consequences,' The Editors
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, says the war in Ukraine represents a conflict of visions between Russia and the West: the West is okay with LGBT+ Pride parades while Russia is not. In this episode, Dr. Nolte examines the role of LGBT+ issue in the war.
As the war in Ukraine continues to escalate, the conversation is beginning to move beyond mere geopolitical tactics to take in spiritual factors. The relationship between Putin and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, for instance, is receiving more and more scrutiny. Join Nathan and Cameron as they consider the spiritual dimensions of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Here's a link to the Rowan Williams's article that we reference.
On this edition of Parallax Views, investigative journalist Greg Palast returns to the program to detail the deep history of Vladimir Putin's rise to power involving Russian oligarchs, Boris Yeltsin, Bill Clinton, and former United States Secretary of Treasure Larry Summers among others. We also discuss how oil figures into the equation, how the U.S. cutting a deal with Venezuela could help deal a blow to Putin, Putin as the "Russian Pinochet", and U.S. "shock therapy" on Russia after the Cold War. In the second segment of the show, progressive radio host and New York Times bestselling author Thom Hartmann returns to the program to discuss his latest book The Hidden History of Big Brother. We begin by delving into the "pre-history" of Orwellian surveillance and police state-style tactics used by the powerful in America from the days of slavery in the agrarian South to the reign of J. Edgar Hoover's FBI in the 20th century. From there we pivot to the question of Big Tech in relation to the modern surveillance and also discuss the Patriot Act, Josh Hawley's The Tyranny of Big Tech, Cambridge Analytica, and much, much more! In the third segment of the show we welcome George Demacopoulos, a Professor of Theology/Fr. John Meyendorff & Patterson Family Chair of Orthodox Christian Studies at Fordham University and the co-director of the Orthodox Christian Studies Center, to tell us about how the Russki Mir (Russian World) teaching that is some powerful members of the Russian Orthodox Church are using to justify Putin's war in Ukraine. Patriarch Kirill of Moscow in particular has been a major embracer of the Russian World teaching. Others, however, including Prof. Demacopoulos, argue this teaching is heretical and have made their feelings on the matter known by signing "A DECLARATION ON THE “RUSSIAN WORLD” (RUSSKII MIR) TEACHING".
Instead of strongly condemning Russian President Putin's invasion of Ukraine, Russian Patriarch Kirill has given his full-throated support to the Kremlin. This support stems from an ideology supported by both Putin and Kirill known as "Russian World", which links faith with Russia's nationalist aims. This support has resulted in a splintering within the Orthodox world, and is in clear contrast to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew's condemnation of Putin and the invasion of Ukraine. In the meantime, leading Orthodox theologians around the world issued a joint statement denouncing the “Russian world” ideology and the invasion of Ukraine. George Demacopoulos, the co-director of the Orthodox Christian Studies Center at Fordham University, joins our host Thanos Davelis to discuss the “Russian World” ideology pushed by the Kremlin and Patriarch Kirill, and look at how the war in Ukraine is impacting the Orthodox world. You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:A Declaration On The “Russian World” (Russkii Mir) TeachingAnalysis: Ukraine invasion splits Orthodox Church, isolates Russian patriarchUkrainian ambassador calls on Greece to shut ports to RussiaGreece will not send Soviet-era missile systems to UkraineTurkey's top diplomat says in Moscow that war must stopIn call with Putin, Erdogan offers to host him and Zelenskyy for talks
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Please support the show at https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast. Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode. Jessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics. — Please join our Discord server! — Why is a newspaper printing anti-atheist slander? (1:15) — Creationist Ken Ham has a new list of societal ills. (4:08) — A woman who killed three siblings at a school bus stop got out of jail early after taking a Bible study class. (9:12) — A Christian hate group found a way to blame "wokeism" and Black Lives Matter for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (19:15) — Dave Silverman, the former American Atheists leader who's now advising a right-wing atheist group, is going after a new audience... on InfoWars. (24:01) — SPONSOR: Check out Paint Your Life and get 20% off by texting FRIENDLY to 64-000. (59:23) — It was the 100th anniversary of the first anti-evolution bill getting defeated by lawmakers in Kentucky. (1:00:42) — Missouri lawmaker Mary Elizabeth Coleman wants to make it a crime to help women travel to neighboring Illinois to have an abortion. (1:04:21) — Convicted felon and MAGA cultist Michael Flynn says the word “Creator” appears four times in the U.S. Constitution. He's off by four. (1:08:29) — Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church and a Putin ally, says Russia invaded Ukraine because some nations like to hold gay pride parades. (1:11:49)
Wat doe je als de leider van jouw kerk Poetin verdedigt en zegt dat de oorlog in Oekraïne 'de schuld is van het decadente Westen met hun Gay Prides'? De preek van Patriarch Kirill, leider van de Russisch-Orthodoxe kerk, en zijn openlijke steun aan Poetin deed veel stof opwaaien. Na de Rooms-Katholieke kerk zijn de Russisch-Orthodoxen het grootste kerkgenootschap ter wereld, en een belangrijke speler in de Russische politiek. Poetin en Kirill, ze lijken twee handen op één buik. Onbegrijpelijk, zou je zeggen. Of toch niet? In deze Ongelooflijke Podcast praten David Boogerd en Stefan Paas met Theodoor van der Voort, aartspriester in de Russisch-Orthodoxe kerk in Deventer. Een van de veertig parochies in Nederland die onder het patriarchaat van Moskou vallen, dus onder Kirill. Priester Van der Voort kent Kirill persoonlijk en zegt een totaal andere kant van de geestelijk leider gezien te hebben. Maar wat vindt hij van zijn uitlatingen en zijn steun aan Poetin? En wat voor kerk is de Russisch-Orthodoxe kerk nou eigenlijk? Kunnen ze een vuist maken tegen Poetin? En wat bracht Van der Voort ertoe om zich destijds als jonge student aan te sluiten bij een Russische kerk en zelfs priester te worden?
Heard Tell for Tuesday, March 8nd, 2022 is turning down the noise and getting to the information we need on how those that obsess over and have their primary filters of view the world over American culture war issues find their reality challenged by the real life shooting war in Ukraine. We talk about how Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church is using the language of the culture wars to justify and stooge for Vladimir Putin and his war of aggression against Ukraine. Also, on a topic Heard Tell has been talking about lately, more news stories about Hispanic and Latino voters, and how the "demographics is destiny" campaign pitches are not living up to the reality of living, breathing voters. Guest Joshua Crawford, an attorney, Young Voices contributor, and head of the Pelican Institute of Louisville, Kentucky joins to talk about President Biden's emphasis on "fund the police" from the State of The Union, how that pushes against the "defund the police" narrative of some in his own party, and the optics and strategy behind this emphasis. Joshua talks about the facts and stats beyond the headlines and commentary about rising crime to turn down the noise and get to which kinds of crime are increasing, why they are, and what we should do about it. Joshua also talks about how funding alone isn't the answer to public safety questions, and how policing policy, community involvement, accountability, and targeted funding and support are all necessary to fulfill government's role as provider of public safety. Plus, we continue to discuss how "humanitarian corridors" are as much a part of the Russian war plan in Ukraine as tanks and bombs are, and how we know this because of how Putin's forces have used such things in recent history. We also have the amazing, uplifting story of a man in Ireland who rallied his community to give to Ukraine, and took extraordinary measures to make sure their aid got exactly where they intended it too. All that and more on this Tuesday edition of Heard Tell show.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/heard-tell/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
There are growing calls for the Russian Orthodox Church, led by the Moscow Patriarch Kirill, to condemn the Russian President Vladimir Putin for his decision to invade Ukraine. Earlier this week, the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church called on Patriarch Kirill to urge the leaders of the Russian Federation to ‘immediately cease the hostilities that threaten to turn into a world war'. And Russian Orthodox priests around the world are speaking out against the invasion. We hear from one in Durham and Edward Stourton speaks to Father Stephen Platt, Secretary for Inter-Christian Affairs of the Russian Orthodox Church in Great Britain and Ireland. We will also hear from Ukrainian refugees in Poland on their plight and the welcome they've received from Polish churches and the Jesuit Refugee Service. Tetiana Stawnychy, president of Caritas Ukraine, tell us what aid is needed now. And we find out about the Christian radio station broadcasting defiantly from Kyiv, offering spiritual and practical support as the city is surrounded by war. There's some good news too as we return to Barmston in Yorkshire, where back in January curate Richard Townend tweeted a picture of his empty church after no one turned up for his Sunday service. After hearing his story on the programme, 14 people showed up the following week - including some new to church-going. And now villagers have launched a "bums on pews" campaign to save the church.
A daily news briefing from Catholic News Agency, powered by artificial intelligence. Ask your smart speaker to play “Catholic News,” or listen every morning wherever you get podcasts. www.catholicnewsagency.com - Pope Francis will visit the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan in July. The Vatican announced on Thursday that the pope will spend July 2-5 in the Congolese cities of Kinshasa and Goma, and July 5-7 in the South Sudanese capital Juba. Pope Francis will become the first pope to visit South Sudan, which declared independence in 2011, and is about 37% Catholic. The Democratic Republic of the Congo has around 90 million people, roughly half of whom are Catholic. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250555/pope-francis-to-visit-democratic-republic-of-congo-and-south-sudan-in-july The president of Poland's Catholic bishops' conference has urged the head of the Russian Orthodox Church to ask President Vladimir Putin to stop the war in Ukraine. In a strongly worded letter dated March 2, Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki told Patriarch Kirill of Moscow that Putin could “stop the suffering of thousands of people with one word.” Patriarch Kirill, who is believed to be close to Putin, has led the Russian Orthodox Church since 2009. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250554/polish-catholic-archbishop-to-russian-orthodox-leader-please-ask-putin-to-stop-ukraine-war A suspected cyberattack knocked out an online rosary for peace in Ukraine, being prayed by San Francisco archbishop Salvatore Cordileone. A suspiciously large surge of requests to access the event temporarily knocked the archdiocese's website offline, consistent with a method of cyber attacking called Distributed Denial of Service. Cordileone's rosary for peace followed the lead of Pope Francis who called for prayer and fasting for peace in Ukraine on Ash Wednesday. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250553/cyberattack-archbishop-cordileones-rosary-for-ukraine Today, the Church celebrates the feast of Saint Katharine Drexel, a Philadelphia heiress who abandoned her family's fortune to found an order of sisters dedicated to serving the impoverished African American and Native American populations of the United States. https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-katharine-drexel-166
Four million Christians in western Ukraine belong to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, which since the end of the 16th century has adhered to a Byzantine rite while recognising the authority of the Pope. For this reason these Ukrainian Catholics are despised by the Russian Orthodox and its political masters: Stalin tried to force them to become Orthodox again and threw their leader, Cardinal Slipyi, into jail, where he remained from 1945 until 1963. And how was his heroism rewarded? Pope Paul VI denied him the title of Patriarch and, after Vatican II, the Catholic Church set about Westernising their traditions – for example, discouraging them from having married priests. Rome saw Greek-rite Catholics as an obstacle to reunion with Eastern Orthodoxy, and in 2016 Pope Francis met Putin's stooge Patriarch Kirill of Moscow in Havana, of all places, to issue a declaration that undermined the spiritual identity of this brave community. Does that sound familiar? It must ring a bell with underground Catholics in China. They were betrayed even more cynically by the Vatican's secret 2018 pact with Beijing, which herded them into the quasi-Christian services of the CCP's "Catholic" Church. The comparison between Rome's treatment of Ukrainian and Chinese Catholics is now inescapable, and in this week's Holy Smoke I discuss them with Fr Benedict Kiely of Nasarean.org, a leading advocate for persecuted Christians. Will the Pope boost the morale of Ukrainian Catholics by making their current leader, Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, a cardinal like his predecessors? (Francis loves to withhold red hats from archbishops of major sees who don't sign up to his incoherent progressive agenda.) More importantly, will he grant Shevchuk the title of Patriarch? Given that Francis refused to join Western leaders in denouncing Russia's invasion of a sovereign state, just as he has kept silent about Chinese atrocities, I wouldn't hold your breath.
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For western observers of the conflict in Ukraine, Orthodox Christianity is almost as foreign of a concept as the world of Islam was in the early 2000s. No understanding of the conflict in Ukraine is complete without a firm grasp of the underlying religious rivalry between Ukraine and Russia, which goes back 800 years. In 2018, this rivalry reached a boiling point when the Orthodox Church of Ukraine split from the Russian Orthodox Church. This split has been described as the biggest fissure in Orthodox Christianity in centuries. Did this split precipitate Russia's 2022 attack? Is Putin waging a holy war for the soul of Russia? We explore in this week's episode. Episode 205 of the Liberty Weekly Podcast is Brought to you by: Join Liberty Weekly and tons of your favorite creators on Rokfin for one low subscription fee! Liberty Weekly Subscribestar Rakuten Cash Back Referral Link Liberty Weekly Substack The Liberty Weekly Patreon Page: help support the show and gain access to tons of bonus content! Become a patron today! Liberty Weekly on Flote. Patreon Bonuses for Crypto! Show Notes: Next Year in Kyiv? - by Diana Butler Bass - The Cottage (substack.com) Vladimir I of Kiev - New World Encyclopedia North Korea Conducts Missile Test After Declaring ‘New Situation' With China | The Libertarian Institute Disclose.tv on Twitter: "JUST IN - Head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, calls Putin's opponents in Ukraine "evil forces," and believes "we must not allow dark and hostile external forces to laugh at us." (Interfax) https://t.co/GrXIW2Asbq" / Twitter Патриарх Кирилл призвал молиться о мире на "русской земле" - Москва || Интерфакс Россия (interfax-russia.ru) What is the Eastern Orthodox Church? Its History & Beliefs - (christianity.com) What is Pentecost? Meaning of Pentecost Sunday 2022 (christianity.com) Putin and the Patriarchs: how geopolitics tore apart the Orthodox church | Financial Times (ft.com) Putin Awards Patriarch Kirill With the Highest Russian Decoration - FSSPX.Actualités / FSSPX.News No, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow is Not Calling for Peace — In Fact, He's Putin's Accomplice | Religion Dispatches Patriarch Kirill and Vladimir Putin's Two Wars - Public Orthodoxy Antiwar.com Plans of Moscow Patriarchate against Ecumenical Patriarch's visit to Ukraine | Orthodox Times (en) Putin is after more than land — he wants the religious soul of Ukraine (religionnews.com) COI #239: NATO Aggression and Putin's War | The Libertarian Institute
https://youtu.be/P2gpAjBXjnk For western observers of the conflict in Ukraine, Orthodox Christianity is almost as foreign of a concept as the world of Islam was in the early 2000s. No understanding of the conflict in Ukraine is complete without a firm grasp of the underlying religious rivalry between Ukraine and Russia, which goes back 800 years. In 2018, this rivalry reached a boiling point when the Orthodox Church of Ukraine split from the Russian Orthodox Church. This split has been described as the biggest fissure in Orthodox Christianity in centuries. Did this split precipitate Russia's 2022 attack? Is Putin waging a holy war for the soul of Russia? We explore in this week's episode. Episode 205 of the Liberty Weekly Podcast is Brought to you by: Join Liberty Weekly and tons of your favorite creators on Rokfin for one low subscription fee! Liberty Weekly Subscribestar Rakuten Cash Back Referral Link Liberty Weekly Substack The Liberty Weekly Patreon Page: help support the show and gain access to tons of bonus content! Become a patron today! Liberty Weekly on Flote. Patreon Bonuses for Crypto! Show Notes: Next Year in Kyiv? - by Diana Butler Bass - The Cottage (substack.com) Vladimir I of Kiev - New World Encyclopedia North Korea Conducts Missile Test After Declaring ‘New Situation' With China | The Libertarian Institute Disclose.tv on Twitter: "JUST IN - Head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, calls Putin's opponents in Ukraine "evil forces," and believes "we must not allow dark and hostile external forces to laugh at us." (Interfax) https://t.co/GrXIW2Asbq" / Twitter Патриарх Кирилл призвал молиться о мире на "русской земле" - Москва || Интерфакс Россия (interfax-russia.ru) What is the Eastern Orthodox Church? Its History & Beliefs - (christianity.com) What is Pentecost? Meaning of Pentecost Sunday 2022 (christianity.com) Putin and the Patriarchs: how geopolitics tore apart the Orthodox church | Financial Times (ft.com) Putin Awards Patriarch Kirill With the Highest Russian Decoration - FSSPX.Actualités / FSSPX.News No, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow is Not Calling for Peace — In Fact, He's Putin's Accomplice | Religion Dispatches Patriarch Kirill and Vladimir Putin's Two Wars - Public Orthodoxy Antiwar.com Plans of Moscow Patriarchate against Ecumenical Patriarch's visit to Ukraine | Orthodox Times (en) Putin is after more than land — he wants the religious soul of Ukraine (religionnews.com) COI #239: NATO Aggression and Putin's War | The Libertarian Institute
Danila Medvedev is a leading Russian futurist. For 10 years, he helped to make the ideas of physical immortality, transhumanism, cryonics, cyborgization, intelligence enhancement known and acceptable in Russia. Among the results for which he is responsible are: the creation of the Department of NBIK-technologies at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology; deputy director of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts lies in cryopreservation in Danila's cryonics company; Danila's ideas have affected Patriarch Kirill who now knows what transhumanism is and understands that it is the future. Now Danila is implementing practical projects in the field of nanotechnology, medicine, IT, each of which is a small (or big) revolution. For two years, he was the author and host of the program "Program for the Future" on the Science 2.0 TV channel, where, with the help of involved experts and a team of animators, he described and showed our mid-term future. Now a popular lecturer in futurology, as well as a business consultant for a number of large companies. Graduate of IMISP (2000), honors degree, Ph.D. in Economics. FIND DANILA ON SOCIAL MEDIA LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Telegram ================================ SUPPORT & CONNECT: Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/denofrich Twitter: https://twitter.com/denofrich Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/denofrich YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/denofrich Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/den_of_rich/ Hashtag: #denofrich © Copyright 2022 Den of Rich. All rights reserved.
Danila Medvedev is a leading Russian futurist. For 10 years, he helped to make the ideas of physical immortality, transhumanism, cryonics, cyborgization, intelligence enhancement known and acceptable in Russia. Among the results for which he is responsible are: the creation of the Department of NBIK-technologies at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology; deputy director of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts lies in cryopreservation in Danila's cryonics company; Danila's ideas have affected Patriarch Kirill who now knows what transhumanism is and understands that it is the future.Now Danila is implementing practical projects in the field of nanotechnology, medicine, IT, each of which is a small (or big) revolution. For two years, he was the author and host of the program "Program for the Future" on the Science 2.0 TV channel, where, with the help of involved experts and a team of animators, he described and showed our mid-term future. Now a popular lecturer in futurology, as well as a business consultant for a number of large companies. Graduate of IMISP (2000), honors degree, Ph.D. in Economics.FIND DANILA ON SOCIAL MEDIALinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Telegram================================PODCAST INFO:Podcast website: https://www.uhnwidata.com/podcastApple podcast: https://apple.co/3kqOA7QSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2UOtE1AGoogle podcast: https://bit.ly/3jmA7ulSUPPORT & CONNECT:Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/denofrichTwitter: https://www.instagram.com/denofrich/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denofrich/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/denofrich
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow Claims Theodore II of Alexandria is in Schism Michael Lofton addresses the claim of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow that Theodore II of Alexandria is in schism and touches on why this is bad for Orthodox and Catholics alike!
Marcin Skladanowski discusses his article "Criticism of Western Liberal Democracy by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus'," from Telos 193 (Winter 2020).
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Pope Francis’s meeting with the Patriarch Kirill? Russian ships found docking at Arabic ports? Mystery and rumor around a GREAT Discovery? Was the Ark of Gabriel moved from the Grand Mosque in Mecca, to a secret military base in Antarctica? Like the Ark Of The Covenant, The Ark of Gabriel is surrounded in mysterious Ancient Alien type lore.Pete creates content, presented without bias, and researched with due deference. He doesn't resort to the formula of using the recycled images, and the dramatic music that we’ve been conditioned to expect when discussing these subjects. His approach is very different, but he firmly believes that these types of issues can stand on their own when treated with impartiality. Pete's commitment is to deliver consistent, quality, original content about the most fascinating topics in the world, and to do so in a succinct articulate manner free from prejudgments or sensationalism. Be sure to subscribe to Pete's Channel.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP2c...Jared Murphy is a Self-experimenter and field researcher of ancient technologies and lost history, Jared has traveled the world searching for evidence of advanced ancestors and high technology. He has appeared on numerous Podcasts and radio shows including Coast To Coast AM.https://www.notaliens.com/Conflict Radio - Episode 81 Was The Ark of Gabriel Discovered In Mecca? with Creepy Little Bookhttps://conflictradio.net/
“Cosmic Reality Chronicles 3/22/16” Replays from the Cosmic Reality Archives. with Nancy Hopkins and Walt Silva. March 22, 2016: Walt had a lucid dream where a weapon in the form of a black cube came to our attention. The dream led us back to Mecca and the Arch of Gabriel, which had been taken to Antarctica. That led to discovering Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill arrived in Antarctica to perform an ancient ritual from a secret text given by Pope Francis just 4 days after the two met in Cuba. The Watchers and Jean Rockefeller came into the story. This is a very important story. SHOW NOTES - https://www.cosmicreality.net/cosmic-reality-blog/cosmic-reality-radio-show-march-22-2016 Cosmic Reality Radio: CosmicReality.com
This past week we have seen the world reacting to the reconversion of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul from a museum back into a mosque by decision on July 10th of Turkey’s President Erdogan. The so-called Christian world, especially in the east, has been riled by this move. Patriarch Kirill of Russia indicated it would cause deep pain to the Russian people. Pope Francis has also expressed his great sadness.
The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour is a rebuilt structure, a beacon for the resurgent Russian Orthodox Church and a stronghold of Patriarch Kirill who recently boasted that three new churches are built somewhere in Russia every day. Last year, there were 25 new churches in Moscow alone. Patriarch Kirill argues the country needs new churches to replace the ones destroyed under Communism. In the Soviet era, Lenin compared religion to venereal disease. Churches and monasteries were pulled down or turned into meat storage units, public toilets and museums of atheism. Now the Patriarch says the increased concentration of churches will give Russians the opportunity to “feel closer to God, lead happier lives and tackle the difficult circumstances of the modern world.” Yet the church building programme has sparked mass protests across the whole country. Most recently thousands demonstrated against a new church on a park square in Yekaterinburg. Yekaterinburg’s citizens are not alone. Over the past 5 years there have been rows over new churches in 28 cities in 25 regions of Russia. A proposal for a church in Moscow’s Torfyanka Park in 2015 led to violent conflicts between local residents, Orthodox activists and the riot police. Many Russians, especially the younger generation, feel that the Church and the State are too close for comfort. The Kremlin’s recent decision to give 2.8 billion rubles ($43.4 million) toward luxury renovations at Patriarch Kirill’s mansion outside St. Petersburg only reinforces that impression. Even some devout Orthodox believers in Yekaterinburg were unhappy that the new St. Catherine’s Cathedral would be overshadowed by a massive new office block, a gym, and other buildings – the whole project bankrolled by two local oligarchs. Is this another example of the unholy alliance between God and Mammon? In this edition of Heart and Soul, we explore what this conflict over building churches tells us about the Orthodox clergy, the state and a new generation of Russia’s faithful. The archive audio for the programme is from a film 'Back to Byzantinism' and it was kindly provided by the film's director Vladislav Tarik. Produced by Tatyana Movshevich Presented by Lucy Ash
Today on Politics and Prophecy: 3:33 The Edwards Notebook (bottom of every hour) Trump to declare border emergency unless Congress acts THINGS DEMOCRATS HAVE FUNDED THAT COST MORE THAN THE BORDER WALL $3.5 Trillion A Year: America's Health Care System Has Become One Of The World's Largest Money Making Scams The Shutdown Is Providing Evidence Of Private Businesses Making Government Obsolete CBS Fact-Checks Trump, Then Deletes Tweet After POTUS Is Proven Right Death Threat Sends Bellwether Conservative Radio Host Into Hiding Is 'Ultimate Kill Technology' Being Unveiled And Tested In China? Patriarch Kirill's Antichrist Warning Aligns With Those Given By The 'Watchmen' Is Your Car Spying On You? Experts Say YES!
Today's Topics: 1) Reagan v. Gorbachev 2) Anniversary of Martyrdom of Russian Royal Family 3) Joint Declaration by Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill
In this episode of Beyond the Wall we have the pleasure of having with us Arthur Wellsley from the Godcast, a christian podcast of multiple denominations aimed at right wing shitlords. We Christpost(and shitpost of course!) for a while regarding Arthur´s podcast, why christianity and specifically catholicism is so cucked and also we had the unfortunate event where Cavernario came out of the closet as one of the chosenites. We´re not JDL or ADL we promise, no bully plox!In the taco stand we have: Cavernario and Paul, Special Guest: Arthur aka "Arturo" Wellsley.Bond Appetit GoysIntro song: [La Union - Hombre Lobo en Paris](https://youtu.be/G75H8Q5Szyk)Outro song: [King Plague - Ave Plague (BLVCK CEILING RMX)](https://soundcloud.com/blvck-ceiling/king-plague-ave-plague-blvck-ceiling-rmx)Link to the blog La Derecha Alternativa: https://la-derecha-alternativa.ghost.io/Link to the FB page: https://www.facebook.com/LaDerechaAlternativa01/Link to our twitter: https://twitter.com/Shoahdel8* 00:00 Greetings and introduction* 01:45 Whats the Godcast?* 02:00 Infighting between christians* 03:00 [Martin Luther and his book The Jews and their lies](https://www.amazon.com/Jews-Their-Lies-Martin-Luther/dp/1593640242)* 04:00 Christian genocide by muslism and the lack of strong response from the current pope* 05:30 Why the catholic church is so pozzed?* 07:15 [The SSPX and Vatican II](http://sspx.org/)* 09:00 [The Knights of Malta](https://www.orderofmalta.int/sovereign-order-of-malta/knights-of-malta/)* 12:00 [The Lavender mafia inside of the vatican](https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/catholic-expert-details-39huge-homosexual-underground-in-the-church39)* 13:50 Pope Francis, is he an anti-pope?* 16:30 [The Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriarch_Kirill_of_Moscow)* 18:00 Future war between Serbia and Kosovo, part II: Serbia Strong Redux* 21:40 Whats a fucking Sikh?* 23:00 War between Pakistan and India* 25:40 Vancouver is China now* 30:00 The Argentinian question/problem* 34:00 [General Baquedano, the daily shoah´s outro song was originally dedicated to him, not Pinochet](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Baquedano)* 39:00 Britanistan* 41:00 the han has no soul* 43:00 China will be the largest christian country in a decade or so* 48:00 Why Arthur came to Canada from the old continent?* 50:00 Why Canada is so cucked?* 52:00 The aliens in Starship Troopers are chinese* 54:00 The chinese real estate bubble* 55:40 Arthur implicit experiences with the chinese* 1:00:00 the next european world war vs the muslim world* [01:07:30 prophecies for europe´s salvation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Secrets_of_F%C3%A1tima)* 01:08:00 [based poles](https://youtu.be/d1TiuJoscUw)* 01:14:30 [Sagrada Familia Cathedral](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia)* 01:15:00 [the new Russian catedral](http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2016/02/magnificent-new-russian-cathedral.html#.WILnlGThBz8)* 01:18:00 the origins of (((islam))) are very semitic* 01:21:30 ==**Beyond the Wailing Wall, because (((Cavernario))) doxed himself as a jew**==* 01:25:00 Saint Augustine* 01:29:00 Saint Augustine on the literal interpretation of Genesis and how he btfo´s ppl who believe in it literally.* 01:31:00 the catholic church (((echoes))) throughout history* 01:36:00 the mexican political system is the perfect dictatorship* 01:38:30 the problem with Mexico* 01:41:30 an iron fist with a velvet glove is how the ruling elite in mexico should govern, when it works of course!!!* 01:44:00 the narco situation in our state, Chihuahua* 01:45:20 Trump vs the narcos and how that would affect mexico* 01:59:00 how rubbish churches are in Canada* 02:00:00 why the brits hate the slav and Arthur´s pet theory* 02:01:30 the building of mosques in the UK* 02:03:30 Guy Fawkes did nothing wrong* 02:07:00 [The Donald Baneposting during the inauguration](http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/donald-trump-quote-batman-villain-9661898)* 02:12:00 TRIPS, Trump 777 and numerology* 02:14:00 the origins of Kek* 02:16:30 Futbol(soccer for anglo-fags) and FIFA shitposting
Patriarch Kirill is in the UK to mark 300 years of the Russian Orthodox church in Britain. However his audience with the Queen has been criticised by those who see him as an ally of President Putin at a fractious time for Anglo-Russian relations over Syria. Trevor Barnes reports. In Aleppo, Sister Annie Demerjian and her volunteers risk their lives as they deliver aid to the sick and elderly. She tells Edward how airstrikes make life there unbearable for those unable to leave. Within a year or so, the majority of Catholic Cardinals, who will elect the next Pope, are likely to have been appointed by Pope Francis. Veteran Vatican journalist Marco Politi tells Edward that recent appointments point towards a conclave composed of fewer traditionalists than ever before. Rahul Tandon reports on proposals by the Indian government to end the practice of triple talaq, which allows Muslim men to divorce their wives by saying "talaq" three times. Simon Jenkins has been on a tour of 53 Anglican and Catholic cathedrals. He tells Edward about his favourite buildings and how he went about ranking the cathedrals for his new guide, 'England's Cathedrals'. York Minster has the largest number of bells of any English Cathedral but this week it was announced they are to remain silent. Edward finds out why. While Donald Trump's campaign battles with allegations about his attitude towards women many high profile evangelicals have withdrawn their support. Sociologist Prof Tony Campolo and Jan Harper-Hayes from Republican Overseas give their views on whether evangelical Christians should continue to support Trump. Producers: Amanda Hancox Peter Everett Image: kremlin.ru.
Father Lawrence Frizzell and Msgr. John A. Radano, Adjunct Professor of Systematic Theology at Seton Hall University,discuss the significance of the historic meeting between Pope Francis & Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia in Cuba in February 2016.
Pope Francis has been working hard and quite successfully to bring political unity and religious unity. Political unity under papal guidance is impossible without religious unity. Pope Francis' visit with Patriarch Kirill in Havana is yet another success story in his determined effort to regain control of the world.
Join Da Prez Kris and yours truly, the Supreme Irreverend Doctor Randy Tyson, as we have another potpourri episode. We discuss the recent tiff between the NECSS and Richard Dawkins, his unfortunate stroke and the subsequent kiss-and-make-up; Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill meet in Cuba to disrespect quite a few groups with their concord (why […]
Kevin speaks with Fr. Chad Hatfield and Bishop Keith Ackerman shortly after their return from Moscow where bishops from the Anglican Church in North America were invited by Patriarch Kirill and Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev) for a summit.
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