International Orthodox Christian News

Moscow, November 12, Interfax - The Russian Orthodox Church members believe that the successful past pattern of missionary work among young people accrued by Catholic and Protestant organizations should be reviewed and borrowed.

"For instance, Protestants have very good dating sites, very pure and Christian, without pornography and hucksterism. Unfortunately, many Russian girls meet foreign men and leave for the West. But the scenario should be quite the opposite - foreigners should learn about Orthodoxy from our dating Websites and come to visit us," hieromonk Dimitry (Pershin), Head of the Information and Publishing Office of the Synodal Department for Youth Affairs of the Moscow Patriarchate, said at the round table meeting held under the Pravoslavnaya Rus

Fr. Dimitry noted that the Department for Youth Affairs reviewed this successful background of Protestant youth clubs and discussion sites.

In his turn, Fr. Igor Vyzhanov, Secretary of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations, told Interfax-Religion that "the record of Catholics and Protestants should be viewed through the Orthodox perspective: we need to reject some things and accept other things to use here, in Russia." According to Fr. Igor, "Orthodox people need to be interested in the record of other Christian Churches and accept their best experience."
"It's no good to wait until Catholics or Protestants come to convert our young people. Orthodox members should do that themselves by studying their background," Fr. Igor stated. (Orthodox Russia) exhibition-forum.

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