Christians Are No Longer Welcome
Many people in the West seem unaware that the 20th Century was one of great suffering and persecution for Christians, more severe than any point in Christian history. Shockingly, people in America have embraced Marxist ideology – either knowingly or unknowingly. Yet it was the Marxist movement, the Bolshevik revolution, that ushered in 70 years of anti-Church governance in Russia. Aside from the countless murders of Christians, other attacks against Christians persisted. Monasteries and Cathedrals were closed, and Church valuables were confiscated to “feed the poor.” Priests were deprived of voting rights, and the promotion of Christian beliefs was not allowed. By the end of the 1930s there were over 100,000 “convictions” linked to the Church. The violent persecutions were finally relaxed in the 1950s, but until the late 80s openly practicing your faith and attending the Divine Liturgy would be a career killer. The Christians in Russia at that time, had no historical precedence from which to understand what was happening or how to deal with it, but given Karl Marx’s views on religion as a tool to satiate the exploited working class that is of no use when man is finally “free to govern their own lives”, the actions of the revolutionaries towards Christians should come as no surprise. The leader of the revolution in Russia, Vladimir Lenin, referred to worshipping God as “ideological necrophilia.” Yes, there was a brief civil war following the Revolution in Russia, led by the “White Russians.” Unfortunately, they were loosely organized and ideologically divided. Their efforts were too little, too late. The Christians and loyal subjects of the Tsar had no historical precedent to fully understand the evil force that was upon them, nor did they know how to respond and prepare for it. Here in the United States, traditionalist Christians’ way of life is under siege from the anti-Christian left. Fortunately, Christians of the United States have historical lessons to learn from, and there may still be time to avoid the naive mistakes of the past. At some point it could become clear that traditionalist Christians can no longer legally live out their faith. When that becomes clear and evident, Christians should territorially separate from such an oppressive state. https://www.saintsedwardmedia.com/2020/07/30/christians-are-no-longer-welcome/
