The decree is in keeping with Vladimir Putin’s hatred for swearing, which last year saw him ban all profanity on Russian TV, film, theatre and newspapers. Those moves were widely interpreted as Putin’s attempt to encourage Russians to adopt family values influenced by Russian Orthodox Christianity.
Borissov, the majority of whose country’s population declare themselves to be Orthodox Christians, said that he had made a commitment to the Holy Synod, the governing body of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, that repairs to Alexander Nevsky cathedral would be carried out.
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church, represented by its primate – the Patriarch of Bulgaria, shall participate in the coming meeting, provided the agenda is in due time sent out to the Patriarch of Bulgaria and the Holy Synod and all the emerged controversial matters are resolved prior to convening of the Chambesy meeting.
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"Let us ask God to grant peace to our homeland, to Ukraine, and to the whole world and to send from on high His peace unto our hearts. Amen."
With North Korea leading the way and Islamic extremism rapidly expanding, 2015 was the "worst year in modern history for Christian persecution," the Religion News website reports today.