The Church Must Speak
“In the end we remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” –Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Two months ago an anti-government uprising began throughout Ukraine. The unrest has brought thousands into the streets. Amidst the burned buses, tear gas, and barricades, a large number of Orthodox priests have assembled, not to protest but to pray. Earlier this month, Ukraine’s government threatened to ban prayer services at the protest but that did not stop the