Putin, the Russian president, moves to ban gay marriage and add references to God in constitutional amendments

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OK… Hint: It connects with this:

moves to

A) ban gay marriage
…and
B) add references to God in constitutional amendments

… as viewed against the backdrop of
C) leaders/nations who support Homosexual “marriage”, abortion
 
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B/C … That is why… 😃

As it keeps this thread in focus

It’s a solid … for any leader These Days

to ban Sodomy and Sodomic unions

and mention God in a positive manner

And Putin is not on your A-List 😃

Which is what fuels your responses?
 
At least he’s a Christian - An expected rarity amongst leaders these days …
 
Elias said:
Liberty is no excuse to harm oneself or others. Just like how the state makes drug use illegal. Not just for the seller (profiting on someone self harming) but for the user as well (whom is literally harming themselves). The state has the obligation to teach and prevent it’s citizens from conducting dangerous behavior. Not only for the health of the individual, but for the health of the family unit. Without families, there can be no future for the nation.
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OK but prohibition in the US did not work. Alcoholic beverages can become addictive and harm the person and ruin his relations with his family. Why are so many movie stars and clergy undergoing treatment for alcoholism?
 
Poland invaded Russia 1609-1610 and fought Russian Orthodox monks who tried to defend Troitse Sergiyeva Lavra. Sigismund III of Poland made every effort to conquer Russia, defeat the Orthodox Church and establish Roman Catholicism.
 
I think President Putin’s decision is smart, because gay people increasingly want to show their nature and want to weaken their race, try to imagine when men love men and women love women , it’s disgusting to hear even
 
Do you think this ban will lead to more oppression on the gay population. I know it already exists but am unsure as to the extent. Will this make it worse? Will it give excuse for the police to raid the homes of those already married?
 
Marriage existed way before Christianity, and it was not only between man and a women.
Why should Christian idea of marriage be used instead of global idea of marriage?
 
Some of Those who do not oppose Sodomy - seem to spend 24/7 here - telling us … 😃
 
I have to admit Mr Putin has done the personality cult thang to a T. He is very impressive in this. He also is a PATRIOT and is very keen (to my mind) in preserving Russian culture which includes the Russian Orthodox Church which is very mindful of its perogatives. Mr Putin worked in the KGB for many years…he is a staunch defender of autocracy (IMHO).
 
Sigh. There are some things about Putin and his ideology that I want to support or commend, but he’s a better statesman and builder of a cult of personality than he is a genuine God-fearing Christian.

Putin is very much a traditional leader trying to consolidate an Orthodox autocracy with theocratic influences in a country that’s economically behind, globally mistrusted and in a bad position in most aspects of international relations. I like Orthodox Christianity enough to call its adherents Orthobros and the Russian Orthodox Church has been important in preserving the love of Christ throughout the east. Russia’s ban of pornography (production, not consumption), merging of the church and state, hostility towards the LGBT movement, and restrictions on abortion (although abortion isn’t becoming illegal soon enough) are not inherently bad policies for a leader focused on defending Christianity in an era of forced secularization and misperceptions of “separation of church and state”. They’re not extreme measures, but enough to have Western liberals freak out.

What isn’t cool about Putin? Well, a lot, and there are reasons for Western liberals and Eastern reformers to be concerned about Putin’s seemingly-endless reign. There’s a pretty solid lines between social and economic liberalism and authoritarian rule. Putin’s reign involves the killing of critical journalists and political opposition, the suppression of the Roman Catholic Church, the invasion of neighboring sovereign countries, the extensive use of cyberwarfare in intelligence, and other aspects of government that any genuine Catholic or Orthodox Christian should not like. It’s not so much about preserving or reviving the ROC; it’s about eliminating all opposition through inhumane measures. Catholics shouldn’t celebrate Putin when his administration refuses the construction of non-Orthodox or non-Byzantine Catholic churches.

I’ve grown more open to the concept of theocracy, or at the very least, a state that’s governed by genuine Catholic or Orthodox teaching - especially in this age of forced secularism and its ripple effects - but Putin has no intention of dedicating a new Christendom in the East. Instead, he cares about maintaining power until his death, removing opposition to his reign and the prominence of the ROC. There are good reasons why he’s seen as a threat to liberalism, and it’s not all about his social policies.
 
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