Archive sections: ‘Religion’

Bishop’s Move

Bishop Theodosius of Bishkek and the Kyrgyz has moved on and Bishop Daniel is about to move in as his replacement. The transition of leadership of the Russian Orthodox community here in Bishkek and the Kyrgyz Republic has not been without controversy … it hasn’t exactly been a smooth transition.

Monday, July 28th, 2014 at 06:00 0 comments. »

A Merry Little Christmas

Tomorrow is Christmas Day here in Kyrgyzstan … Orthodox Christmas, that is. Back home, in the West, Christmas is more or less over. I say “more or less” because, technically, traditionally, the Christmas season ends today – The Twelfth Day of Christmas … Epiphany – the “manifestation” of Jesus as the Son of God and […]

Monday, January 6th, 2014 at 07:00 0 comments. »

Baha’i

Today is one of the nine holy days of the Bahai faith: the Birth of Baha’u’llah, in Tehran, Iran, in 1817.  (Bahá’u’lláh was the founder of the faith).  The Bahai faith, itself, was founded in Iran over 150 years ago, in 1844 and as such it is one of the youngest of the world’s major religions. It was […]

Monday, November 12th, 2012 at 07:00 Comments Off

Studying Theology

Several years ago there was a draft law “On Tourism” proposed for the Kyrgyz Republic.  Fortunately, it was never adopted.  Why do I say  “fortunately”?  Well, there were several reasons, including the fact that one of the measure it included was to require that the Director of a Tour Company had to: be a citizen […]

Friday, February 1st, 2008 at 14:33 Comments Off