Murder in Moscow | 11 comments (11 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

"And this sin," the Patriarch said, "God will not leave unavenged."

It would appear that God can take his time here. Viz. the suppression of the Orthodox Church during the Revolution which only began to ease under Gorbechev. Unless God was punishing the Church for its sins.

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by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Mon Nov 23rd, 2009 at 10:47:07 AM EST

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And that quote is interesting. If it was a threath of murder by the co-chairman of the Council of the Muftis of Russia to call someone Rushdie, how can it be not be the same to claim that God will avenge a murder?

Unless of course, you do believe that God guides the hands of some murderers.

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by A swedish kind of death on Wed Nov 25th, 2009 at 12:25:20 PM EST
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This kind of comment by church makes me grow apart from institution of church.He is just a human and how the hell he would know what God thinks (figuratively speaking).And if he is a true Christian ( and for God sake priest) he wouldn't call for revenge but for forgiveness.
It's for us ordinary people to fight our urge for revenge he shouldn't even have that urge.And it is for state to prosecute murder.
And about murdered priest...World is full of such a priests spreading hatred against those different then us...they are manipulative as well as politicians and I am sick of both sorts.

Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind...Albert Einstein

by vbo on Thu Nov 26th, 2009 at 01:16:40 AM EST
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Murder in Moscow | 11 comments (11 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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