tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post8627094114510805403..comments2024-03-22T11:37:52.668-05:00Comments on Byzantine, Texas: The pro-life movement in RussiaByzantine, TXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845681957622343484noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-63887573005404888872015-07-21T11:23:09.545-05:002015-07-21T11:23:09.545-05:00This says it clearly: "The philosophical cris...This says it clearly: "The philosophical crisis is on display in Russia and the eastern borderlands of Ukraine. Ukrainians in 2013 demonstrated, in their revolution, a strong commitment to the idea of European integration. From the perspective of those who risked their lives on the Maidan, the central square in Kiev that was the center of the uprising, cooperation with Europe was essential for Ukrainian civil society to be able to mend the corrupt Ukrainian state. The essence and explicit purpose of Russia’s war in Ukraine, on the other hand, is the destruction of the European Union as a universalist project that Ukraine could join. In its place, Moscow wants to establish a rival to the EU, known as the Eurasian Union. Rather than universal recognition of the legality of states and rights of citizens, the Eurasian project proposes a Russian hegemony of territories that Russian leaders regard as historically theirs, such as Ukraine. Its moral premise is that members of the European Union have abandoned traditional European culture (by which is meant religious, sexual, and political exclusivism) for “decadence” and that only Russia represents civilization." http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2015/jul/21/ukraine-kharkiv-edge-of-europe/Steve_Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01700596373993979010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-79606043598664878292015-07-21T09:45:32.251-05:002015-07-21T09:45:32.251-05:00So Mark you think Christ would approve of invading...So Mark you think Christ would approve of invading a neighbouring country? What next: Bulgaria is part of the EU and historically Orthodox. So is Romania. Would you approve of those invasions too? Or how about the invasion of Latvia? Estonia? Lithuania all neighbours.Steve_Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01700596373993979010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-42257081590431179412015-07-21T09:06:53.963-05:002015-07-21T09:06:53.963-05:00When it is to prevent people of your own kin and r...When it is to prevent people of your own kin and religion being subjugated by an Atheist conglomerate (the EU), it's actually fully in keeping with Christianity's historical character and understanding.Clear Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067495451323861530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-4305753518885212722015-07-20T13:49:34.023-05:002015-07-20T13:49:34.023-05:00"It's scary when Putin is the most Christ..."It's scary when Putin is the most Christian political leader in the world today."<br />Really how is invading your neighbour "most Christian"?Steve_Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01700596373993979010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-27958370289386325512015-07-17T20:11:04.338-05:002015-07-17T20:11:04.338-05:00A Catholic friend of my of Irish ancestry remarked...A Catholic friend of my of Irish ancestry remarked the other day, "It's scary when Putin is the most Christian political leader in the world today." We then both acknowledged that while Putin is far from perfect he's actually "right on" with respect to many issues. Russia may emerge as "a light from the East" in the years to come...Timmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833797224685670708noreply@blogger.com