The Rise of Russia’s Cults — Part II: Legion Heir’s Disease
Nashi Youth Camp (TIME ONLINE) By SHARON K. GILBERT April 13, 2008 IN PART I of this article, we followed Russia’s religious history, pointing out the incestuous relationship between government and church. We saw how tsarist ‘king-maker’ Patriarchs ruled an uneducated peasantry through secular proxies only to be devoured byContinue Reading
The Rise of Russia’s Cults — Part I: The Abhorred Vacuum
Putin the Icon? This imagined icon is our own creation, but a cult in Novgorod prays to a real Putin icon. (SKG) By SHARON K. GILBERT April 3, 2008 WHAT DO an electrical engineer, a former policeman, and Vladimir Putin have in common? They are all three revered as iconsContinue Reading
The Passing of a Legend — Goodbye, Michael Corbin
Photo: ACL Announcements regarding funeral arrangements, etc. will be posted at Michael’s Memorial Page. By SHARON K. GILBERT March 19, 2008 (PID NEWS) — THIS is a very dark time for listeners of A Closer Look with Michael Corbin, for a great light has gone out. Yesterday afternoon, legendary radioContinue Reading