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**clorkergo** · 12-13-2008, 08:07 AM

What's that book "Saint" Stalin is holding? Dialectical and Historical Materialism?

I realize these people aren't being taken very seriously, but I think this is but one illustration of the poisonous effects that occur when the Church cozies up with nationalism.

Since the time of the Emperor Constantine the Church has cosied up with nationalism. It sees it as a close cooperation between the Church and the State and calls it "synergy." The Church has always been the bearer of the national culture. It worked very well - a combination of Patriarchs and Monarachs for 1600 years. Much weakened now since the early 20th century. The Russians appear to be re-establishning a form of it.

12-13-2008, 08:07 AM	#16
clorkergo Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 473 Senior Member	What's that book "Saint" Stalin is holding? Dialectical and Historical Materialism? I realize these people aren't being taken very seriously, but I think this is but one illustration of the poisonous effects that occur when the Church cozies up with nationalism. Since the time of the Emperor Constantine the Church has cosied up with nationalism. It sees it as a close cooperation between the Church and the State and calls it "synergy." The Church has always been the bearer of the national culture. It worked very well - a combination of Patriarchs and Monarachs for 1600 years. Much weakened now since the early 20th century. The Russians appear to be re-establishning a form of it.
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