RedSN
02-05-2020, 01:35 PM
I don't know if this is considered a religious thread or not, but I didn't know this was a 'thing'?
The Russian Orthodox Church has proposed a stop to the practice of having priests bless weapons of mass destruction, though sprinkling holy water on planes and ships is still deemed appropriate.
Since the fall of the Soviet Union, priests have also begun blessing troops, planes and ships, and all sorts of weapons, from Kalashnikov rifles to nuclear-capable Iskander ballistic missiles.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/the-russian-orthodox-church-thinks-it-might-be-time-to-stop-blessing-nukes-1.4796636
https://thumbs.gfycat.com/CourteousPerfumedHerring-max-1mb.gif
"O Lord, bless this Thy hand grenade that, with it, Thou mayest blow Thine enemies to tiny bits in Thy mercy."
And the Lord did grin, and the people did feast upon the lambs and sloths and carp and anchovies and orangutans and breakfast cereals and fruit bats and large chu--
The Russian Orthodox Church has proposed a stop to the practice of having priests bless weapons of mass destruction, though sprinkling holy water on planes and ships is still deemed appropriate.
Since the fall of the Soviet Union, priests have also begun blessing troops, planes and ships, and all sorts of weapons, from Kalashnikov rifles to nuclear-capable Iskander ballistic missiles.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/the-russian-orthodox-church-thinks-it-might-be-time-to-stop-blessing-nukes-1.4796636
https://thumbs.gfycat.com/CourteousPerfumedHerring-max-1mb.gif
"O Lord, bless this Thy hand grenade that, with it, Thou mayest blow Thine enemies to tiny bits in Thy mercy."
And the Lord did grin, and the people did feast upon the lambs and sloths and carp and anchovies and orangutans and breakfast cereals and fruit bats and large chu--