Brickbat: Don't Get Cross

The Russian central bank has stopped circulation of a new 1,000-ruble note following complaints from some priests of the Russian Orthodox Church. The priests complained that the image on the note of a church in Tatarstan does not have a cross on it. But the real church also does not have a cross on the exterior. It was removed by the Bolsheviks after the Russian Revolution of 1917.
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It was removed by the Bolsheviks after the Russian Revolution of 1917.
Bloodsuckers don't care for the cross.
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Real bloodsucker creatures probably were attracted to crosses when they were actually in use. Crucifixion caused a lot of blood loss.
They can just air brush it in, the Russians have lots of experience in that.
I thought all their experience was in airbrushing things - and people - out.
It strikes me how fortunate we were that people like Washington weren't inclined to be dictators. What would the world look like today...
Yeah, imagine if a president conspired to stay in office even after losing an election! Let's keep our limited to only openly admiring foreign dictators.
did you call the Russian Orthodox priests and tell them they're incorrect?
The church identifies as having a visible cross, and that makes it real.
The note without one is literal violence.
A cross the Russian central bank will have to bear.
How unorthodox of them.