Scarcely a gay rights parade or Pussy Riot support action happens these days without the presence of a group of orthodox believers, holy water at the ready to douse sinners in insults and imprecations, sometimes even blows. These devout activists are of course simply following the lead of the religious authorities, who waste no time in identifying their enemies. On the basis of a dossier compiled by Sergei Bychkov for the Novaya Gazeta, the Foreign Policy Research Institute’s David Satter reveals how the Church’s leaders are responsible for a fair amount of hypocrisy. Quoted beneath is just one of the examples used. From Eurasia Review:
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