>>2218137790% of the "gold" you see in churches is not gold at all, it is brass. I know this because I took care of brass elements when I lived in the monastery. Everything that looked like gold was brass. We didn't have anything made out of gold. The church already gives a lot to the poor, pays salaries and must sustain itself. So even if something is golden, for the glory of God this is acceptable. And typically if gold is present, it is present in big cathedrals not in the smaller churches.
>Russia must be destroyed at all costWhy does Russia have to be destroyed at all cost? Are you a Christian or not? Are Russians not your brothers in Christ? Did Russia not Christianize eastern Europe? Will you allow certain parts of history to kindle hate within you for a people so grave when our country also is guilty of the same sin? Have you read about what Sweden did in the past to the Baltic nations and Poland? Regardless, the Orthodox Church predates Russia entirely. It is that church, established 33AD on Golgotha, cavalry, the crucifixion of Christ.
