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Do they have a choice?
The current patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church is a former KGB agent and current Putin stooge. >

Considering the USSR was anti-religious, this is pretty ironic. >

On paper they were, but the Russian Orthodox Church has ALWAYS been a tool of Russian/Soviet leadership. >

That dates all the way back to the Czars, where they effectively served as a spy agency that reported radicals to the government. This was a primary reason that the Bolshevik movement appealed to atheistic youths. >

And to torture they civilians and rape their daughters and wives. >

Don't forget sons and husband's >

Thumbnail looks like an 80s metal cover >

Or the start to a porno >

So the russian orthodox church are murderous war criminals who love to kill innocent men, women and kids? Got it. >

What kind of religion endorses war?! 
Wait a minute… >

You've heard of the Crusades yeah? Or like half of the conflicts in the Middle East which are based on attempts to set up different religious governments. >

Crusades were 600 years ago! This doesn't even work as whataboutism to excuse what russian church is doing in 2022. >

I'm not excusing anything so I have no idea why you're even mentioning whataboutism... unless you're saying the Crusades were justified? Which would be a pretty contentious view.
I'm refuting the idea that religion is inherently anti-war.
If you want a more recent example you can look at the conflicts brought about by Islamic State. >

What I mean is that people can point at crusades and say -- "you see, they did it, why can't russians do the same". russians bring up someone doing something similar to justify their actions; usually they bring up US-led wars but it could really be anything. >

Russian Orthodox Priests must have a healthy fear of fifth story windows. >

“My pawn said I’m doing great!”