Posted on 03/06/2024 1:43:53 PM PST by Navy Patriot
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has arrested a cleric in the Cherkasy Diocese for allegedly making pro-Russian social media posts and defaming the members of “Azov” as Nazis, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) confirmed on Wednesday.
Ukrainian authorities did not name the suspect, but the SBU had posted on its Telegram channel on Tuesday that it searched the residence of Archpriest Boris Brodovsky, suspecting him of “anti-Ukrainian and pro-Russian statements.”
“We tried to contact him, but we can’t get through to him,” Archpriest Georgy Pogranichny of the Cherkasy Diocese told the media. “The SBU officers probably confiscated the phone from Father Boris. We’re already on our way there, we’ll figure out what’s happening.”
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Closing churches. Rounding up and incarcerating priests. That Jewish dude, Zelensky, has chutzpah.
Zelensky can get prison time for any Ukrainian Wholesale, (except the 10% for “The Big Guy”).
Not holding elections either.
We all knew you couldn’t call a spade a spade in that wonderful bastion of uh democracy in Ukraine.
Gonzalo Lira found that out. You can just ask him.....oh wait!
“...suspecting him of ‘anti-Ukrainian and pro-Russian statements.’ ...”
Ukrainians have no First Amendment protection.
This sort of thing could never happen in this country! or could it??
What say ye, Director Wray??
Zelensky said, “Elections, shmlections!”
THIS underscores the real purpose behind our first amendment establishment clause (Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof).
NOT about high school football teams voluntarily participating in post-game prayers.
From the article: “President Vladimir Zelensky’s government launched a crusade against the UOC last year, denouncing the canonical church as an “agent of Moscow.” For months, Ukrainian regions have been seizing UOC property and handing it over to the OCU on a variety of pretexts.”
UOC - Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which is inconveniently under jurisdiction of the patriarchate of Moscow.
OCU - Orthodox Church of Ukraine - a breakaway autocephalous church since 2014, recognized by the patriarchate of Constantinople and conveniently pro-government.
How would you take it if our government seized the assets of your local Baptist church, and turned it over to the local Methodist Church, because the latter’s more liberal views were preferred by the government?
Elements of the 2000-year-old Orthodox Church are being swayed by people yielding to current political pressures.
You can’t call a sin a sin anymore, if the government doesn’t like it.
Z…..we want to join NATO
NATO……you need less corruption and more democracy…….or…….
Just shut up about it, we’ll send you NATO countries money, weapons, and even men……..shut up and soldier on !
The people who say “Ukrainians are Nazis” are actually the Russians?
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