Russian orthodoxe church

[left-bank.livejournal.com]

Just now russian officials are talking about church in schoole. Many russian orthodoxes want church to be in schole, but Russia is the country with many religions. So they decided to study in schole different religions and not as religions, but as culture. And yet we have "Basis of orthodoxe culture". This is an experience to study religion in irreligious society. I have up my mind and i think there is no point in arguing. It is very interesting and useful idea.

Comments

[mahnmut.livejournal.com]

OK.

[malasadas.livejournal.com]

[left-bank.livejournal.com]

:)
too little elephant

[policraticus.livejournal.com]

I am not going to use my Crazy Ivan macro here until I find out more about what you mean. This is, in some ways, a perpetual argument here in the US. Have they literally started teaching Orthodox theology in public schools? It seems to me an irreligious society could do a lot worse than study Orthodoxy, even as a cultural artifact.

my Crazy Ivan

[from-ulyanowsk.livejournal.com]

Are you racist?

[alinaspb.livejournal.com]

To tell the truth Orthodoxy still is not an artifact as there are really many young people in church as well as very well educated people of middle age.

In lieu of a possible misunderstanding:

[underlankers.livejournal.com]

Re: In lieu of a possible misunderstanding:

[left-bank.livejournal.com]

At least this picture may to understand what you know about Russia. :)

[thies.livejournal.com]

[left-bank.livejournal.com]

A good picture for your userpick.

[dukexmachismo.livejournal.com]

In new improved capitalistic Russia, YOU save JESUS.

[left-bank.livejournal.com]

I`ve known about JESUS in 1997. I was 21. Before this time i haven`t any impression about him. You mind it is good? Capitalistic Russia is another theme. Let`s face it: we got very much from USA in capitalism.

[cosy-lil-corner.livejournal.com]

I might wanna take a look at the textbook. They're gonna have textbooks, right? It would make it altogether more clear as to what they're driving at.

[alinaspb.livejournal.com]

In fact a very popular person wrote this course book. He is an open and really talented dean who's graduated from Moscow State University (Philosophy department), he's a professor now. His co-writers are a famous professor who is a historian and theologian and a teacher of literature who has PhD degree. So all people a really intelligent, interesting and well educated. This book is something very new for our country.

This man is author.

[left-bank.livejournal.com]

[geezer-also.livejournal.com]

It seems like every day it's April Fool's Day for Russian posters.

[dukexmachismo.livejournal.com]

In Russian Calendar, 1 April makes joke on you.

[alinaspb.livejournal.com]

it does not

[alinaspb.livejournal.com]

Much funnier is to have lots of satanist groups, isn't it. I can hardly see any fun, I'm afraid.

[majortom-thecat.livejournal.com]

I'm not a believer myself, but I agree that students should get at least some basic education about the religions around them.

[left-bank.livejournal.com]

Yes. But we orthodoxe are worrying that it will be a profanation of our faith.

[alinaspb.livejournal.com]

Yes, at least to understand what pictures in great museums talk about.

[htpcl.livejournal.com]

Interesting topic. But we still haven't heard your opinion: should religion be taught in school?

[left-bank.livejournal.com]

I comes after two aims: 1)to speak about russian religion; 2)to speak about russian religion in English :)).
I`m orthodoxe christian, but i`m not a fanatic. There is not the matter to teach religion in schole, it will be only culture. We are worrying about our self-identification. If we are not commies, we are not soviet people, who are we? What is being as russian people? This object will be taught in school. In fact it is a new ideology.

[the-rukh.livejournal.com]

Well if there's no point in arguing, i guess it's macro time!

[left-bank.livejournal.com]

I`m sorry, but what is "macro time"?

Here in San Francisco...

[sophia-sadek.livejournal.com]

... we have a significant Russian speaking population. We have a few Russian Orthodox churches, as well. In fact, I've purchased quite a few books on the Church Fathers from a Russian Orthodox bookstore.

It's too bad we don't have a comparative religion class in our public schools. It would probably help youngsters to better understand the other cultures that they find present in their own city.

As for teaching orthodoxy in Russian schools, that's what churches are for. If they can't get people to come in to their programs, perhaps they should consider the Buddy Christ (http://louisebowmanonline.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/buddy_christ.jpg).

better understand the other cultures

[left-bank.livejournal.com]

There is such aim in this schole object.