Why Orthodox believers are converting to Heterodoxy

• Why Orthodox believers are converting to other Christian denominations

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Christ Is Risen!  Mon, May 6, 2013

Yes, Fr. Eugene, I may share this excellent article. Thanks for it.

It affirms what other sources have been saying.

Of course, too, what is not mentioned here, is that (some) Russians who want a purer/more traditional  Orthodoxy ( free from government control and corruption), than that of the MP's tainted/questionable/enslaved to the government version, are moving to the sundry anti-MP Orthodox jurisdictions, all over Russia. And that includes MP clergy and laity.

These are Russians who want to stay/be Orthodox, but who cannot see that reality in the corrupt/state dependent MP organization., which is nothing but a religious-propaganda  entity, to proclaim to all: ......[But, GOD blesses the government! and thus to go against it is going against GOD! (& Mother Russia)....yata, yata, yata.

Otherwise, it is almost surprising that such truthful reporting, as this,  is getting out, ( still), but....one difference between  the current

Russian Federation and the past official soviet system, is that...so far, there is ...still...SOME measure of  honest reporting.,... which those in power do not like or want!... plus also, the level of civic ferment and dissatisfaction with both the government and the MP, is growing and growing.

I do not think, that it can be stopped or silenced.

Also, what is not mentioned here, are the many many bizarre/cultic/Russian-Pagan culture manifestations...i.e. present Russia is one big LUNY BIN of weird amalgamations of Christianish  and pagan practices and sects., many in very Russian molds.

Also, not mentioned here, is the hard fact, that a large part of the Russian population there, are confirmed atheists, -the results of all those years of official atheism. (yet who,,often label themselves, 'Orthodox' when pushed...or if such is to their social advantage..)

But, I am not surprised that many are turning to Prot or RC (or Buddhist, or whatever), entities, rather than the corrupt official state church,...which anyone can easily see, is but a tool of those  neo-soviet  puppets, ruling and ruining the country, sitting in the Kremlin., or. sitting on the Patriarchal throne.

And even though, to leave the MP causes much hardships and persecutions, still...presently, more and more ARE doing this....and many others want to do so.

So much so, that the various/fractured  anti-MP jurisdictions do not have enough clergy to serve them all.

By the way, one strong reason for villages to leave the MP, is ..corruption, and the fact that IF that village does not come up with regular LARGE monetary payments to the church...they are denied a priest/and/or are closed, etc...or denied permission to open a parish at all.

Everything in the MP there is: money and property and power...nothing else....well other than the outward appearance of Orthodoxish rituals and public customs, etc., i.e. the FRONT of that Orthodox-look.

Many sincere and thoughtful Russians, are more prone to trust foreign religions, than any native/Russian church.

They have become very soured and cynical about their entire country, past and present, and they see no good future for it, or themselves,  either.

Putin and his KGB pals, are helping this public cynicism.

That is why there is a tremendous brain-drain of the younger most educated Russians, who CAN emigrate out.

But for the larger masses of poorer Russians, they cannot afford to leave.

Daniel