TBH, devout Orthodox Christians are overwhelmingly very right-wing. However, majority of Christians in former Soviet Union haven't been to church since their baptism.
the main point I assume they were making is that protestant atheists don;t have a more interesting perspective on Orthodox churches than anyone else, but will still elevate their opinion.
I knew a communist orthodox Christian and I also think there might be a bit of chicken and the egg with the fact the soviet union continually disrespected Orthodox Christian communities
Communist orthodox Christians in former USSR tend to hold even more social conservative views than other people who are not really social progressive themselves.
USSR opposed Orthodox Church more due to the fact that Orthodox Church was one of the pillars of the Russian Empire, fiercely opposed expropriation of the church-owned economic assets and supported Whites in the Civil War.
TBH, devout Orthodox Christians are overwhelmingly very right-wing. However, majority of Christians in former Soviet Union haven't been to church since their baptism.
the main point I assume they were making is that protestant atheists don;t have a more interesting perspective on Orthodox churches than anyone else, but will still elevate their opinion.
I knew a communist orthodox Christian and I also think there might be a bit of chicken and the egg with the fact the soviet union continually disrespected Orthodox Christian communities
Communist orthodox Christians in former USSR tend to hold even more social conservative views than other people who are not really social progressive themselves.
USSR opposed Orthodox Church more due to the fact that Orthodox Church was one of the pillars of the Russian Empire, fiercely opposed expropriation of the church-owned economic assets and supported Whites in the Civil War.