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Thursday, April 24, 2008

The Return of State Religion in Russia

Yet another move away from democracy, courtesy the Gangster Czar Vladimir Putin.
Posted by Thomas Paine Jr. on Thursday, April 24, 2008
Labels: democracy religion orthodox Russia Putin

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Thomas Paine Jr.
Focused on expanding liberal democracy and individual material well-being in the twenty-first century through: 1) Drawing attention to the world's fastest-growing superpower China, its repressive government, and its international strategy. 2) Emphasizing the rational and moral basis of democracy and free markets.
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