Sunday, September 10, 2006

Pretty remarkable change in the 'Old Soviet Union'

Putin Marks Consecration Of Kaliningrad Cathedral

President Vladimir Putin hailed today's consecration of a newly built Russian Orthodox cathedral in Kaliningrad.

After all of the damage done to religion by the old USSR, it is amazing to see a Russian head of state recognizing religion in this way.

The fact that, after all the efforts, religion in Russia was not completely wiped out is a very positive sign for places like China, Vietnam, Cuba, etc. Some day all of these places may find room for people of faith, and, when that happens, perhaps the treatment of people in those places may more closely resemble their ideological rhetoric in terms of justice, fairness, and equality.

Sometimes we have to look hard, but there are positive developments out there in our world.

GP

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