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What is the Russian Christian population?
The Russian Orthodox Church has approximately 100 million followers. Some estimates put the total worldwide Russian Christian figure at over 150 million.
Is the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in union with the Antiochian Orthodox Church?
Depends which "Ukrainian Orthodox Church" you mean. If you mean the Autonomous Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which is self-ruld but under the jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Church, the answer is "yes." If you mean the Ukrainian Orthodox parishes in the USA, Europe, and Australia which are under the jurisdiction of the Patriarchate of Constantinople (although these are certainly NOT a "Ukrainian Orthodox Church," but simply Ukrainian Orthodox dioceses of the Patriarchate of Constantinople), the answer is "yes." If you mean any other Ukrainian Orthodox groups-whther one of the so-called variety of "Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox" Churches IN the Ukraine (some of which also now have parishes in the USA), or any of the plethora of vagante, fly by night, non-canoncial, possibly heretical, possibly occult groups in the US that include the words "Ukrainian" and "Orthodox" iin their names, the answer is "NO." See the question "is the Russian orthodox church in union with the ukrainian orthodox church" for more information
Are the Russian Tatars Orthodox?
Some Tatars do follow the Russian Orthodox faith they are a minority, but most of the Tatars in Russia are Sunni muslim.
Is there any groups that have split from the orthodox church?
Yes, there are groups that split from the Eastern Orthodox Church. The so called "Nestorians," now known as the Church of the East, or the Assyrian Church of the East; the so-called "Monophysites," now known as the Armenian Apostolic Church, the Syrian Orthodox Church, The Malankara Church, the Ethiopian Tewahedo Church, the Coptic Church, and the Eritrean Orthodox Church; the Roman Catholic Church. All of these "splits" resulted in new organizations that have never reconciled completely with the Orthodox Churches. Also, splits more "within" the Orthodox Church that have been reconciled in some cases, and not in other cases (some small groups believe they they alone carry on the Orthodox Church, and that the current Orthodox Churches are no longer Orthodox) Old Rite or Old Believers, Old Calendarists (several different organizations), Catacomb Church in Russia (which is virtually extinct; new varieties seem to come into existence frequently). Nationalist driven splits-the Ukrainian Orthodox Church is the only large grop that insists on being on its own, while its Mother Church, the Russian Orthodox Church, does not sanction the unilateral declaration of "independence," as that is not how is has been traditionally done within the Church.
Do Russians put baby Jesus' birth?
If you are asking whether Russians believe in Jesus, some Russians absolutely do. The Russian Orthodox Church is very influential and powerful, and since they are Christians, members of this church see Jesus as a central figure. The Russian Orthodox Church observes all major Christian holy days, including the birth of Jesus. But not all Russians are members of the dominant church. Some Russians are atheists (as they were encouraged to be during the era of Communism), some Russians are other denominations of Christianity, some are Muslim, and some are Jewish.
Do Orthodox Christians eat pork?
Some orthodox Christian churches do eat pork, but some don't such as the Ethiopian orthodox church.
Do some regions in Alaska speak Russian?
Some Aleut communities are Russian Orthodox majority...don't know about the language.
Are Russian people Christians?
During the time of the communist regime the Church in the USSR was under severe persecution, at worst, and, at best just about tolerated. Since the break up of the USSR most of the states that are now independent have returned to their respective religions - eg the Islamic states have returned to Islam. As for the Christian Church, the Russian Orthodox Church is still thriving in what was officially an 'atheist' country under the communists, where Christians met in secrte for fear of persecution. The Russian Orthodox Church is now accepted by the new society and regime and is still the main Christian denomination in Russia.
How old is the greek orthodox religion?
The Orthodox Christian Church is over 2,000 years old, however, the name for this Church in Greece and some other parts of the world started to become known as "Greek Orthodox" from about 1821. The Greek Orthodox are part of the Orthodox Christian Church (sometimes called the Eastern Orthodox Church) which is the same Church that Jesus founded in 33 AD.
What is the primary difference between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Coptic Orthodox Church?
It's just a difference in administration. The beliefs are identical. If a Greek moves to Russia, he worships in a Russian Orthodox church, and vice versa. In the US, there will ultimately be only one administration, an American Orthodox church. At the moment there are several administrations, each under the supervision of the national church of another country. The Greek and the Russian are the largest of those administrations. Orthodox Christians in the US are free to worship at any Orthodox church, regardless of national origin. Those who are from an Orthodox country have so far tended more often to choose a church under the supervision of that country's national church. In addition, there may be some local variations in custom and tradition. For instance, compare the iconography of Russia with Greek icons, and both of those with Coptic. They are all icons, but look a little different based on local tradition. The Faith is one, but the Orthodox Church does not shy from embracing (and transforming) native cultures. Yeah theres realy not much of a difference just the languge,everything is the same icons church equipment and church dates.
What are Russian religions?
The largest and main religion in Russia is Orthodox Christianity. However, there are also some smaller groups of other Christians, Muslims, Jews and atheists.
Which are the christian groups that not recognizing pope as their head?
Some Christian groups that do not recognize the pope as their head include the Eastern Orthodox Churches, such as the Greek Orthodox Church, the Russian Orthodox Church, and the Coptic Orthodox Church. Other groups that do not recognize the pope as their head include various Protestant denominations, such as Baptists, Evangelicals, and Pentecostals.
