Elder Paisios on Atheist Politicians
- One day, scandalized by a spiritual father who wanted to impose his political convictions on a spiritual child of his, I went to consult the Elder concerning this.
"For me, a hand which doesn't do the cross, whether it's 'right' or 'left', is THE SAME [i.e. atheistic politicians either of the left or of the right]. They don't have any difference."
- Strive to learn who is honorable, righteous and vote for them. Today we have need, not of bright people, but of honorable people.
- Personally, if the communists weren't atheist, if they didn't hunt Christ, I would agree with them. It's good for the plots of land, the factories, to belong to everyone; not for one to be hungry while someone else is throwing away food.
- If material goods are not distributed with the Gospel, in the end they will be distributed with the knife.
From Talks With Father Paisios by Athanasios Rakovalis (Thessaloniki 2000).
thanks to John Sanidopoulos
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