The faith took root in Gaza at its inception and it is home to some of the oldest Christian sites in the world
Israel-Palestine war: A quick history of Christianity in Gaza
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Zelensky only banned the Moscow Patriarchate! The US has a long history of interfering in the Orthodox Church!
Zelensky did not ban all of the Eastern Orthodox Churches! He only banned the Moscow Patriarchate. There is more than one Eastern Orthodox Church in Ukraine. In 2018, there was a ‘schism’—or autocephaly, depending on who you ask—because of US meddling! The US has a long history of interfering in the Orthodox Church!
Some history:
Autocephaly of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine
“Holy War”: Russia’s Orthodox Church cuts ties with Ecumenical Patriarchate
Source: US State Dept Paid $25 Mil Bribe to Patriarch of Constantinople to Foment Religious Chaos in Ukraine (archived)
[11-23-2014] Pat. Bartholomew Meets Joe Biden (Again) (archived)
The Ecumenical Patriarchate, through the Greek community in the United States, has strong connections to the US Democratic Party, and to the US government in general. Patriarch Athenagoras, most responsible for the uncanonical and blasphemous “lifting of the anathemas” against the Papal religion, was elected Patriarch of Constantinople due to CIA* influence and in January of 1949 was flown on the plane of then President, Harry Truman, to assume his role at Istanbul.
[06-13-1992] UKRAINE’S TOP CLERIC DEFROCKED
*Ousting the Ecumenical Patriarch: the removal of Maximos V according to CIA records
Cabinet of Ministers approves sanctions against Pat. Kirill and ROC clerics
Sanctions against the Primate and clerics of the Russian Orthodox Church must be approved by the Ukrainian President and the NSDC.
Cabinet of Ministers approves sanctions against Pat. Kirill and ROC clerics