| Show Russia And Religion Those in this country who tend to view Russian society through rose-colored glasses would do well to listen tc the words of a Russian Orthodox priest on what a lack oi religion has done to life in STATE has taken away belief in resurrection from the and we have seen a consequent growth in crime and because people have been taught to live only for said Father Dmitri Dudko in a sermon earlier this year in his Moscow On another as reported by the foreign news Father Dmitri aid that militant atheism as promulgated by Russian destroyed human turned friends into enemies and led us into a Only the church can restore us to normal FATHER was able to conduct nine different parish meetings during the past winter and spring in which he criticized conditions in Soviet society in similarly strong Hope for the future of religion was also expressed by the who said that a religious revival is Underway in among the are tired of atheistic Father Dmitri said in another on atheism lie Unsold in the bookshops in but I think we all know what scenes there would be if they ever put Bibles on Young people keep asking where can I get a There just aren't THE West they have all these all they but religion is still only a superficial thing Here we have but religion is growing stronger and religion is only strong when it must bear a Although church authorities recently ordered him to move to a rural parish against his Father Dmitri's words stand both as a testament to his courage and as a condemnation of a society without |
