Real-Life Weirdness

[Flyndaran]

Originally Posted by vicky_molokh

http://translate.googleusercontent.c...THLmfQAZjucWZg

Russians are training their military priests to deploy a mobile temple by parachute.

To raise morale? I imagine there could be a whole list of other people and things that could be dropped to more effectively raise morale. Though fellow atheists might get a belly laugh from it all.

[Daigoro]

Pope resigns, Vatican in turmoil, secrets and conspiracies, the subject of a nine hundred-year-old prophecy is instrumental in the suppression of another prophecy.

http://www.wnd.com/2013/02/final-pop...nning-vatican/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_S...a#Third_secret

The Prophecy of Malachy of Ireland states that the papal reign will end with the 112th patriarch, named Petrus Romanus. Meanwhile, the 111th pope has just resigned, and Cardinal Ratzinger's companion in investigating and releasing the Third Secret of Fatima, Cardinal Tarcisio Pietro (Peter in English) Evasio Bertone, born of Romano in Piedmont, and current Chamberlain of the Vatican, is the acting head of the Roman Catholic Church, and has a good chance of being elected as the next pope.

The Third Secret of Fatima, bearing apocalyptic visions of the end of Rome and which was revealed in 2000 by Cardinals Ratzinger and Bertone, is said to contain a second part that they have continued to suppress.

[combatmedic]

Originally Posted by Flyndaran

To raise morale? I imagine there could be a whole list of other people and things that could be dropped to more effectively raise morale. Though fellow atheists might get a belly laugh from it all.

Even in Post-Soviet Russia, atheists are a fairly small minority.

[combatmedic]

Originally Posted by vicky_molokh

http://translate.googleusercontent.c...THLmfQAZjucWZg

Russians are training their military priests to deploy a mobile temple by parachute.

Apparently Warhammer 2,000 is here, in real life.

I suspect the 'mobile temple' is simply a field altar and some other items packed to handle an air drop.

Something like this:

http://armychaplaincy.com/a-combat-t...gement-part-1/

It might be bigger, but that likely means a tent or some modoular sections.


I dunno about the Russkies, but our Army moves all kinds of things by air.

[Flyndaran]

Originally Posted by combatmedic

Even in Post-Soviet Russia, atheists are a fairly small minority.

I thought that Post Stalinist Russia saw a huge explosion of religious fervor.
Atheism is a minority in most nations. At least those that will admit to it in public at least. In the U.S., many young atheists have had similar experiences as those of all the coming out stories you hear about. Disowned, beaten, ostracized, hated, etc.

[Flyndaran]

Originally Posted by combatmedic

I suspect the 'mobile temple' is simply a field altar and some other items packed to handle an air drop.
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Regardless of how silly I find religion, it is very important to many people. And throwing a bit of resource towards those in the field only makes sense.

[vicky_molokh]

Originally Posted by combatmedic

I suspect the 'mobile temple' is simply a field altar and some other items packed to handle an air drop.

Something like this:

http://armychaplaincy.com/a-combat-t...gement-part-1/

It might be bigger, but that likely means a tent or some modoular sections.


I dunno about the Russkies, but our Army moves all kinds of things by air.

Actually, they're talking about a clerical RV-temple [img]. Then again, given that they paradrop tanks, it shouldn't be all that surprising.

[vicky_molokh]

Originally Posted by combatmedic

Even in Post-Soviet Russia, atheists are a fairly small minority.

Actually, there just seems to be a big split between atheists and (Russian) orthodoxes. Things are complicated, and even people who are positioning themselves as believers seem to be more about adhering to ritual than to actually following the important bits like loving one's neighbour.

Then there's the other side of the coin: I consider myself an atheist*, but I still eat paskha when it comes around, taking off my head-covering clothing (if any) when sitting down to eat etc.

* == Well, maybe with a bit of an agnostic and some very small other bits thrown in, but definitely not Christian.

[RogerBW]

Originally Posted by combatmedic

I suspect the 'mobile temple' is simply a field altar and some other items packed to handle an air drop.

The word "XPAM", used in the original story, is often translated "temple", but it's the usual term for an Orthodox church too. I'd say that "chapel" would be a better translation in this case.

[Flyndaran]

Originally Posted by RogerBW

The word "XPAM", used in the original story, is often translated "temple", but it's the usual term for an Orthodox church too. I'd say that "chapel" would be a better translation in this case.

I know that X and P were the first two letter of the Greek spelling of Christ, so Church might be the best translation, I would guess.