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meadowlander

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136. The church is actively suppressed in communist countries

Tue Feb 20, 2024, 05:39 PM

Feb 2024

as belief in religion is contrary to the doctrine of glorious revolution where the workers throw off the bonds of repressive institutions including the church (religion is the opiate of the masses, etc). So he's moved to a country with a 90 year history of actively suppressing religion hoping to find a Christian paradise. D'oh.

And yes, Russia isn't a communist country any more but culturally it is still working through the repercussions of church attendance being effectively banned for generations.

As a side note, when I taught in China our school threw a Halloween party where all the teachers had to dress up and lead activities. I went as a fortune teller and was later told off by the school because fortune telling is illegal in China as something that promotes superstition.

So yeah, wake up and taste the freedom!

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"Christian" family moves to Russia to escape LGBTQ, and now can't wait to leave their living hell [View all] RandySF Feb 2024 OP

Imagine being so afraid of the gays vercetti2021 Feb 2024 #1

crazy!! and i bet they have never been harmed by a gay person EVER. BlueWaveNeverEnd Feb 2024 #25

They should realize that if they have 8 kids... viva la Feb 2024 #71

For Sure dai13sy Feb 2024 #111

They say they're Christians dai13sy Feb 2024 #114

Of course they can't possibly be Christians. Mariana Feb 2024 #175

Why do you think they went to russia quakerboy Feb 2024 #121

Because Trump loves Russia and they love Trump. Maraya1969 Feb 2024 #156

I believe he's running away from his homosexuality instead of Canada tom_kelly Feb 2024 #89

Probably Katcat Feb 2024 #105

That, and a few other things. ShazzieB Feb 2024 #145

Imagine being that stupid! Had they not leftyladyfrommo Feb 2024 #129

It's wonderful according to Tucker Carlson. Formally of Faux news. Where every report is tainted with lies. usaf-vet Feb 2024 #134

No one has told them that THERE ARE GAYS IN RUSSIA TOO? Escurumbele Feb 2024 #151

Not according to Putin. SergeStorms Feb 2024 #159

Oswaldesque Prairie Gates Feb 2024 #2

Idiots dalton99a Feb 2024 #3

That baby's expression says it all Pas-de-Calais Feb 2024 #22

Before I read this reply I thought to myself that even the baby looks sad. flashman13 Feb 2024 #90

I feel for the kids. Those two parents don't look like they have an IQ point between them. hlthe2b Feb 2024 #36

Kid on left looks malnourished: puffy face but matchstick arms; lot of white bread probably. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2024 #39

They pass it back and forth when the other needs it ArkansasDemocrat1 Feb 2024 #73

He's young enough to be drafted. XanaDUer2 Feb 2024 #55

Maybe oldest Rebl2 Feb 2024 #66

He's signed his death warrant XanaDUer2 Feb 2024 #69

You've got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West ArkansasDemocrat1 Feb 2024 #79

Gene Wilder would be proud of you. Lochloosa Feb 2024 #91

LOL! I just watched Blazing Saddles sdfernando Feb 2024 #119

Is that a cheap shot at farmers or at magas? Farmers are "simple"? Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2024 #122

... Kali Feb 2024 #161

That scene always cracks me up, Abolishinist Feb 2024 #171

You have to replay it over and over and focus on Cleavon and then Gene ArkansasDemocrat1 Feb 2024 #184

Send his ass to the frontlines of the war. Pepsidog Feb 2024 #83

The son in the brown t-shirt... skypilot Feb 2024 #148

I know I should not laugh at their misfortune because children are impacted but the parents deserve such a fate. LonePirate Feb 2024 #4

No, let them go TheKentuckian Feb 2024 #51

I suspect many of them and maybe even this Canadian father will be drafted into Russia's war against Ukraine. LonePirate Feb 2024 #60

I'm saving my pity for the children MustLoveBeagles Feb 2024 #92

Well they're the ones that chose to consume the propaganda. Initech Feb 2024 #5

Who ya gonna believe -- them or Tucker Carlson? Blue Owl Feb 2024 #6

Tough Choice but I'm gonna Go Cha Feb 2024 #8

As always, Cha has chosen wisely...... Blue Owl Feb 2024 #9

LOL... gotta go Cha Feb 2024 #11

I'd go with my gut but I'm lactose intolerant ArkansasDemocrat1 Feb 2024 #74

Tucker can take them to the grocery store. keithbvadu2 Feb 2024 #101

GD the Stupid BURNS. Cha Feb 2024 #7

From the original article... Think. Again. Feb 2024 #10

Lol, I'm willing to make that bet tulipsandroses Feb 2024 #12

We are not sending Russia our best, PurgedVoter Feb 2024 #13

Did they expect to ind a "Christian" community there? Rhiannon12866 Feb 2024 #14

The church is actively suppressed in communist countries meadowlander Feb 2024 #136

When I was in the USSR, one of our favorite guides admitted she had been brought up in the Church as if she was ashamed Rhiannon12866 Feb 2024 #146

Putin has cynically embraced the Russian Orthodox Church... hunter Feb 2024 #178

That's certainly a turnaround since I was there, but it's another sign that TFG is "following" Putin's example Rhiannon12866 Feb 2024 #179

This is Gods way of showing her ill-informed flock the error of thier ways. William769 Feb 2024 #15

I believe edisdead Feb 2024 #47

Well Tucker Carlson did his little tour here in Canada recently and there were certainly enough stupids to attend. Bev54 Feb 2024 #116

I don't feel sorry for the kids. Demobrat Feb 2024 #16

Only the older kids will understand what they've lost Silent3 Feb 2024 #19

Yeah, but... Roy Rolling Feb 2024 #17

I would love to see a follow-up to this story. Demobrat Feb 2024 #18

in five years RainCaster Feb 2024 #20

He was free to leave Canada. Demobrat Feb 2024 #21

On the interview posted above NJCher Feb 2024 #29

Oopsie Demobrat Feb 2024 #34

I see a new TLC series forming out of this. n/t Hugin Feb 2024 #46

Got a theme song already! ArkansasDemocrat1 Feb 2024 #78

Here you go... Abolishinist Feb 2024 #163

thanks! ArkansasDemocrat1 Feb 2024 #183

Would it make any difference (from a PR standpoint, at least)... ShazzieB Feb 2024 #149

Possibly also learned Canadian banks are regulated Attilatheblond Feb 2024 #75

Oh yes and I will guarantee he bad mouthed Trudeau endlessly, that is what they all do. Bev54 Feb 2024 #118

Fools Pas-de-Calais Feb 2024 #23

tiny violin BlueWaveNeverEnd Feb 2024 #24

playing "My Heart Bleeds For Thee" page 642 of the Funamentalist Hymnal. Wonder Why Feb 2024 #106

Sometimes people focus on what they are running away from. Aussie105 Feb 2024 #26

How true. Wise words, indeed. SWBTATTReg Feb 2024 #32

None of the international students I met Marthe48 Feb 2024 #70

Effin idiots malaise Feb 2024 #27

This may sound claudette Feb 2024 #28

Buh, buh, they hadta escape Teh Gays!!! Sky Jewels Feb 2024 #94

LOL claudette Feb 2024 #97

He brought all those little farmhands 'n everything NJCher Feb 2024 #30

"To escape LGBTQ"? GoodRaisin Feb 2024 #31

Move in with Edward Snowden or Tara Reade. betsuni Feb 2024 #33

Christians who think they will be a good fit in a Communist Atheist Raine Feb 2024 #35

what do they think of their new doctor in Russia ?hope they get asked Captain Zero Feb 2024 #37

Get real. Russia is neither communist nor atheist Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2024 #40

Communism is long gone in Russia. The American right sees Putin as a White Christian king. Eugene Feb 2024 #52

I feel bad for these kids. This is abuse. Takket Feb 2024 #38

Not to mention, what if one of the kids is gay? ecstatic Feb 2024 #44

I hate to say it but it is the honest truth Takket Feb 2024 #48

I would reject God before I'd reject one of my children ArkansasDemocrat1 Feb 2024 #80

With 9 of them it's a strong statistical probability. meadowlander Feb 2024 #135

He'll be going into the military XanaDUer2 Feb 2024 #57

So they're so afraid of homosexuality Conjuay Feb 2024 #41

They just did this three weeks ago? tanyev Feb 2024 #42

Pretty sure Connect the Dots worksheets are WAY over their heads Attilatheblond Feb 2024 #76

LOL ... that's funny. (But not funny.) Seinan Sensei Feb 2024 #99

I am guessing these christofascist parents never saw the hell fuckinputin inflicted on Ukraine. Justice matters. Feb 2024 #96

They did their research central scrutinizer Feb 2024 #107

Aww. 🥺 🎻 And LOL @ the poll. ecstatic Feb 2024 #43

I couldn't help but notice that those are the same countries complaining about Israel. yardwork Feb 2024 #64

And how that they went public, they will be locked up Renew Deal Feb 2024 #45

I don't even think I need to say this, MrsCheaplaugh Feb 2024 #49

My guess is that they read this story in The New Republic: sinkingfeeling Feb 2024 #50

Next up: To Serve Man {Russian language edition} Attilatheblond Feb 2024 #77

LOL. Simpsons has hilarious parody of that Twilight Zone ep. BlueWaveNeverEnd Feb 2024 #152

Here's their chance to to be real missionary's, istead of the grocery store checkout line. nt Hotler Feb 2024 #53

Stupid idiots. Martin68 Feb 2024 #54

*sad trombone sound* sakabatou Feb 2024 #56

Or "annoyed grunt" for those Simpsons fans. Xavier Breath Feb 2024 #61

Whoa, that's a special kind of stupid PatSeg Feb 2024 #58

Will the older Rebl2 Feb 2024 #59

Make them stay there. LiberalFighter Feb 2024 #62

I enjoyed reading this. yardwork Feb 2024 #63

Or Hungary bdamomma Feb 2024 #164

When will Tucker interview them? rurallib Feb 2024 #65

Yeah, I'd settle for one story senseandsensibility Feb 2024 #124

The sad part is that they took their 9 children there. patphil Feb 2024 #67

NINE children... calimary Feb 2024 #100

The husband bdamomma Feb 2024 #166

Evidently. calimary Feb 2024 #170

He probably demanded Demobrat Feb 2024 #186

Dipshits. nt flying rabbit Feb 2024 #68

Leave them there. republianmushroom Feb 2024 #72

Does Canada have to take them back? ArkansasDemocrat1 Feb 2024 #81

I actually LOLed at this. progressoid Feb 2024 #82

Me too and I'm not sorry.😹 we can do it Feb 2024 #88

Christian values. Enjoy. Bluethroughu Feb 2024 #84

What bothers me most about this story is that stupid people tend to reproduce at a much higher rate Goodheart Feb 2024 #85

That is part of why my hands don't get wrung much about the kids TheKentuckian Feb 2024 #172

Still laughing at these idiots. we can do it Feb 2024 #86

He's doing a great job of making Jesus proud! tom_kelly Feb 2024 #87

The story says those parents moved 8 of their 9 children to Russia. Goodheart Feb 2024 #93

Maybe the kid ran away. Demobrat Feb 2024 #140

The strange part is... jmowreader Feb 2024 #95

"We didn't feel safe for our children there in the future anymore " Ray Bruns Feb 2024 #98

Well, there's also that "not-enough-guns" thing going on up there too... ret5hd Feb 2024 #102

Oh, the horror. The horror. Ray Bruns Feb 2024 #115

Well Mad_Machine76 Feb 2024 #103

Stupid Crazy dai13sy Feb 2024 #104

I'm sending them some republican thoughts and prayers. keithbvadu2 Feb 2024 #108

We had two expressions in the South when I was growing up DFW Feb 2024 #109

The mom looks glassy-eyed GenThePerservering Feb 2024 #110

Now that republicans love Mother Russia. New republican meme - "Russia is our friend". keithbvadu2 Feb 2024 #112

I knew some Feenstra family who were dairy farmers when I was in Agriculture Banking. Bev54 Feb 2024 #113

So a "Christian family" moves to an authoritarian and primarily atheistic country... Bluejeans Feb 2024 #117

Best hope Dad isn't rented out to the Army relayerbob Feb 2024 #120

I love being able to laugh heartily at idiots. Ferrets are Cool Feb 2024 #123

I would be happy if all the Xian nutsacks pfitz59 Feb 2024 #125

Russia? Russia? They picked Putin's Russia to move to? brush Feb 2024 #126

The gays orchestrated this Kennah Feb 2024 #127

If only all the MAGAs would join them amuse bouche Feb 2024 #128

good riddance . dont let the door hit u in the rear end . if u get into trouble dont come AllaN01Bear Feb 2024 #130

Dad says they dont have a TV. (In the video) IcyPeas Feb 2024 #131

Russia is a conservative utopia JoseBalow Feb 2024 #132

Perhaps they were unclear about the definition of "Kleptocracy". mn9driver Feb 2024 #133

Wish all the republicans would move I_UndergroundPanther Feb 2024 #137

Good idea bdamomma Feb 2024 #169

I've said 3auld6phart Feb 2024 #138

You don't say! Do tell! dchill Feb 2024 #139

all i am going to say to this is if the trudeau government helps these idiots leave russia dawn5651 Feb 2024 #141

Wonder how many pro-Hamas types on the mcar Feb 2024 #142

I know I'm terrible blueknight73 Feb 2024 #143

And eat a lot of beet soup. Demobrat Feb 2024 #144

So when does the first kid become frontline war dog meat turbinetree Feb 2024 #147

They'll take the dad too. Demobrat Feb 2024 #150

Hell they can donate the entire family...... turbinetree Feb 2024 #155

"Christian" family moves to Hell so they can get away from Cha Feb 2024 #153

I feel like they moved to the right place Johonny Feb 2024 #154

Sure a lot of heartwarming comments. Thanks folks. twodogsbarking Feb 2024 #157

HAHA! 🤣 SergeStorms Feb 2024 #158

RandySF............. Upthevibe Feb 2024 #160

But Tucker sez the bread there is amazing! Pinback Feb 2024 #162

On the off chance that they ever get into heaven, soldierant Feb 2024 #165

"Stupid is as stupid does" Cne99999 Feb 2024 #167

This combination of stupidity and naivete defies description. 3catwoman3 Feb 2024 #168

Sure wish Putin would make a generous offer to MAGA to take them in, give them religious freedom Mr. Ected Feb 2024 #173

Idiots! But listen to the FOX News, Donald Trump voters. They are just as mis-informed and gullible. UCmeNdc Feb 2024 #174

Their poor kids. This was child endangerement. SunSeeker Feb 2024 #176

it pains me to think of people like this raising kids Skittles Feb 2024 #177

I think this is a great idea, JenniferJuniper Feb 2024 #180

I guess America's not the only country with Free-dummies Hassler Feb 2024 #181

Someone more talented than I could Grown2Hate Feb 2024 #182

Rather be Russian keithbvadu2 Feb 2024 #185