Fathausen Confabs with the Blunder… Look at the Image Posted…. Impressive, Huh?

Read this:

http://www.patriarchia.ru/db/text/1387502.html

Wow… Fathausen had tea n’ cookies with the Blunder and discussed… NOTHING… much ado about NOTHING. Get a load of the image posted (yes, Virginia, that’s the size of the actual image in the post)… it couldn’t be more low-res if they tried. If this doesn’t tell you that the reporting of Fathausen’s junket is crank, nothing will. I get the distinct impression that JP is going to the woodshed soon. I thought that my opinion of Fathausen and his enablers couldn’t get any lower… I was wrong… he’s plumbing new depths.

Keep the jug handy… it’s not over yet. Cheers to all of ya.

Barbara-Marie Drezhlo

Monday 17 January 2011

Albany NY

Editor’s Postscript:

Do you see what I see in the image? Actually, do you not see what I don’t see in it? That is, the Blunder didn’t take part in the photo op… this is quite out of character for this publicity hound… he’s an ambitious little weasel and never misses an opportunity to make himself look good. Hmm… a “Lenin’s Tomb” moment for all of us “old Russia hands”… the Blunder didn’t want to be photographed with Fathausen… that’s RICH! It’s NEVER boring in Orthodoxy!

BMD

Let’s See Where the Heavy Traffic Is… Who ARE the HEAVY HITTERS?

Read this:

http://www.oca.org/news/2380

They’re serious… they truly are serious. Note well that Slacker Matusiak is still in charge. Firstly, these folks aren’t fulltimers. The OCA lacks the funds, full stop. I’ll bet ya that they’re all FOPs (Friends of Paffhausen). Well, the OCA site is “well-trafficked”… let’s look at some objective figures for “people” (not “visits”, not “page-views”, not “cookies”). This is the best way of determining “readership”… Andrei Psaryov was boasting that he had 21,000 “readers”, when all that he had was 21,000 “visits”… quite a different creature (he has a monthly readership of less than 2,000 per Quantcast figures).

Paffhausen, Tosi, Matusiak, et al are NEVER going to give you objective third-party figures… do you remember Tosi’s bleat, “The records simply don’t exist?” (I still ask the question, “Would he say that to a judge… or would the records ‘magically’ reappear?”) I do daresay that I don’t find such a person trustworthy, and I don’t think that you do, either. Have no fear; I’ll give you the graphs, so that you can toss the figures against the wall, so that you can see how they splash, and so that you can rake through it all to come to a reasonable conclusion.

These figures cover the last 12-month period. They cover this website, the OCA official site (oca.org), Stokoe’s site (ocanews.org), and the ROCOR official website. Here goes nothing…

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A. Monthly Readership

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B. Weekly Readership

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C. Daily Readership

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In terms of monthly readership, it breaks down as follows (I’m told that the estimates are totals, so the figures are fungible and compatible):

1. Voices from Russia: 21,400
2. OCA: 18,800
3. Stokoe: 14,200
4. ROCOR: 12,400

This is the total monthly readership, we can call this figure “100″… weekly and daily figures aren’t cumulative. Here’s the weekly readership:

1. Voices from Russia: 7,200 (33.6)
2. Stokoe: 7,200 (50.7)
3. OCA: 6,600 (35.1)
4. ROCOR: 3,700 (29.8)

The lower the percentage figure is, the less preaching to the choir is going on, so, if we go by percentage, the ranks change:

1. Stokoe: 50.7
2. OCA: 35.1
3. Voices from Russia: 33.6
4. ROCOR: 29.8

Look at the LOW ROCOR number… it means that it’s the site with the most potential for growth. The overly high Stokoe figure means that its audience is probably static and inbred. NOT good news for them.

Now, let’s go to the daily figures… there are two percentages, one as compared to the monthly sum, and the other compared to the weekly total.

1. Stokoe: 6,600 (45.8/91.7)
2. OCA: 5,100 (27.1/77.3)
3. Voices from Russia: 1,100 (5.1/15.3)
4. ROCOR: 779 (6.3/21.1)

Again, let’s rank by percentage, first by day compared to month:

1. Stokoe: 45.8
2. OCA: 27.1
3. ROCOR: 6.3
4. Voices from Russia: 5.1

The lower the number, the higher the growth potential. Stokoe is stuck in the mud… the OCA is sucking wind… both the ROCOR site and mine have good potential for growth.

Now, let’s compare daily runs with the weekly total:

1. Stokoe: 91.7
2. OCA: 77.3
3. ROCOR: 21.1
4. Voices from Russia: 15.3

These only nail down the previous trends even more tightly. Stokoe’s weekly and daily figures are nearly at identity… that’s BAD. The OCA figures, aren’t much better… both these sites are sclerotic and reaching only a restricted coterie. My site is designedly eclectic… but, who would’ve thunk it, the ROCOR site is drawing just as well.

This gives ya the REAL DEAL on the websites. Both Stokoe’s site and oca.org are busted-down nags only fit for the glue factory. Wanna know where to put your money? Cookie the Bookie sez, “Vara to win, and the Russkies to place… the other two? Save ya money”. In short, GIGO from Matusiak, yet again. “When will they ever learn?” I think that my horse ate their flowers… that’s where they went!

Barbara-Marie Drezhlo

Monday 17 January 2011

Albany NY

17 January 2011. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words… Here’s Where the Church Stood on “Commie Zombies”… It’s Position Hasn’t Changed One Little Bit!

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Has the Church changed its position that the government must act to curb the excesses of the private sector since the time of Iakovos Koukouzis? No, it hasn’t… not one little bit, one jot, one tittle, or one iota.

Ponder that as you see some “Orthodox” support neoliberalism and laissez faire non-regulation. Just as it was right for Archbishop Iakovos Koukouzis to march alongside Martin Luther King, just as it was right for Russian Orthodox priests to bless striking coal miners, it’s still right to come out in support of the victimised… we’re not supposed to be cheerleaders for the victimisers!

Be careful about the word “freedom”… it’s used by some in an Orwellian manner… look how the neoliberals used it in Citizens United! Observe who supported that noisome little decree… then, draw your own conclusions…

BMD

Fr Vsevolod Chaplin Encouraged Russian Society to Live by both God’s and Man’s Law, so that the Law of the Jungle Wouldn’t Take Over

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“If we took no revenge, if we shouted no slogans, if we all came together as a society… that would be the best tribute we could give to the memory of Yegor Sviridov…”

Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, the head of the MP Synodal Department for Church and Society, encouraged Russian society to live by both God’s and man’s law, so that the law of the jungle wouldn’t take over. “The life of Yegor Sviridov (a backer of FK Spartak who was killed in an interethnic altercation) was cut short because of bigotry… the life of a young man who could have done great things for his Motherland. Nevertheless, he left this world, not of his own will, but through the agency of those who seek superiority in society using vain and loutish means, through violence and murder. We shouldn’t mourn or fall into despair. If we took no revenge, if we shouted no slogans, if we all came together as a society… that should be our prayer… it would be the best tribute we could give to the memory of the Servant of God Yegor”, Fr Vsevolod said in his remarks to the believers gathered for the 40th-day Pannikhida of Yegor Sviridov on Saturday night at the Church of St Nicholas of the Three Hills in Moscow.

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Fr Vsevolod urged everyone to pray for the slain, as well as to pray and work so that “we never have such an incident again in our country; that our town won’t tolerate such an incident”, we should offer up prayers so that the Lord grants peace to Russia. “We know how dangerous it is to divide people on ethnic grounds, it could destroy Russia, and it could take away our future. Yet, we know exactly how dangerous injustice is, when crime remains unpunished, when people who don’t know shame or conscience try to break our will, to deprive our people of their independence, spirituality, and freedom. We should help each other, stick together, and pray for Russia and work for its future, to do everything to live by both God’s and man’s law, so that the law of the jungle wouldn’t take over, for these laws act always and everywhere”. In conclusion, Fr Vsevolod said, “If we work together in the cause of creating a strong, level-headed, revitalised, and united Russia… that would be the best tribute we could give to the memory of Yegor Sviridov”.

About seventy people attended the Pannikhida, including Yegor’s friends, leaders of FK Spartak fan associations, and representatives of public organisations. Around a hundred cops watched outside the church, closing off streets leading to the church. Cops used metal detectors to conduct a thorough inspection of all comers. Outside the church, passers-by saw several police buses and an ambulance

15 January 2011

Interfax-Religion

http://www.interfax-religion.ru/?act=news&div=39085

Editor’s Note:

You hear much unfounded rubbish from the SVS crowd (especially a bigoted Parisian sort named Alvian Smirensky) and konvertsy in general about how the Church in Russia abets and coddles “Orthodox skinheads”. Nothing could be further from the truth. The Church stands foursquare against bigotry and ethnic violence. In fact, the opposite is true. Most konvertsy support the loud bigots and Mammon-worshippers gathered in the Tea Party (JP preferred to meet with the First Profit of the Mormons rather than stand next to a bishop of the confessor UOC/MP… birds of a feather, no?). You can have Fr Vsevolod Chaplin or you can have Fr John Whiteford. You can stand with Fr Vsevolod and stand for justice for all… or you can stand with Fr John and stand for justice for the rich only (that’s what his links to Rush Limbaugh and Sarah Palin mean). I say there’s no choice… give me Fr Vsevolod straight up, and no mixer… as for John Whiteford… for shame, you don’t have the right to associate the Church with the “conservative” hate media and drag Her in the mud!

BMD

RF SKP Acknowledged the Authenticity of the Remains of the Family Members of Tsar St Nikolai Aleksandrovich

The RF SKP ordered the closing of the criminal case into the matter of the death of the tsar, his family, and their entourage…

The RF SKP concluded its investigation of the criminal case into the matter of the deaths of Tsar Nikolai Aleksandrovich, his family members, and members of their entourage. “On 14 January 2011, we issued a decision regarding the present investigation; in compliance with the court decision, the criminal case is closed. This ruling confirms the identification of the remains of the family members of former Tsar Nikolai II (Romanov) and the members of his entourage”, according to a statement posted Monday on the official website of the RF SKP.

It noted that, according to the conclusion of Russian and foreign experts, and according to other investigation materials, the human remains found in the first grave belonged to Tsar Nikolai Aleksandrovich, his wife Tsaritsa Aleksandra Fyodorovna, his daughters Grand Princesses Olga Nikolaevna, Tatiana Nikolaevna, and Anastasia Nikolaevna, as well as individuals from their entourage (personal maid, physician, valet, and cook). It also concluded that the remains from the second grave belonged to the children of Nikolai Aleksandrovich… Tsarevich Aleksei Nikolayevich and Grand Princess Maria Nikolaevna.

The SKP brought up the fact that, on 1 October 2008, the Presidium of the Supreme Court issued a resolution on the rehabilitation of the tsar’s family, stating, “Nikolai Romanov and his family were detained and were executed on the orders of the state. From the perspective of the public authorities of the RSFSR, the use of such repressive measures was due to the fact that the former tsar, his wife and children, indeed, all the members of the Russian imperial house, represented a danger to the Soviet state and political system on class, social, or religious grounds”.

In connection with statements of the House of Romanov made by Grand Princess Maria Vladimirovna Romanova on 26 August 2010, the judges of the Basmanny District Court in Moscow decided, in accordance with Article 90 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, acknowledged the decision of the RF SKP of 15 January 2009 to dismiss the pending criminal case as unfounded and ordered action to correct any violations. On 25 November 2010, the Deputy Chairman of the Investigative Committee revoked the decision to terminate the investigation of the criminal case.

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A barrister representing the House of Romanov wants to familiarise himself with the decision of the RF SKP to terminate the criminal case on the investigation into the murder of Nikolai II and his family members before deciding whether or not to make an appeal. “It’s much too early for us to make a decision. We have to familiarise ourselves with the decision in all its aspects. After that, Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna has the final say on whether there was a legitimate and legal investigation, on whether it was full, thorough, and impartially investigated all the circumstances”, German Lukyanov, the chief attorney for the House of Romanov, told Interfax on Monday. He related to us that the criminal investigation into the murder of the royal family was stopped and restarted five times. “This very fact shows that this isn’t the end of everything done”, Mr Lukyanov said. On Monday, the RF SKP completed its criminal investigation into the death of the Tsar Nikolai II, his family, and the members of his entourage in 1918-19, and closed the criminal case regarding it.

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Vladimir Solovyov, who headed the investigation into the murder of Tsar Nikolai II and his family, has no doubts about the authenticity of the remains of the tsar’s family discovered near Yekaterinburg. “We’re fully confident that the identification of the remains of the tsar’s family is 100 percent correct”, Vladimir Nikolaevich told Interfax on Monday. He headed the investigation of the criminal case into the murder of Nikolai II and his family since 1993. On 14 January 2011, he signed an order terminating the criminal case. Earlier, on 15 January 2009, he terminated the criminal investigation. “If you compare the new ruling with the older ruling, in fact, nothing has changed. The previous ruling was in accordance with the decision of the Presidium of the Supreme Court on 1 October 2008. It made it clear that they were all shot on the orders of the state”, Vladimir Nikolaevich said.

In response to a question that factions in the MP and the House of Romanov doubt the authenticity of the remains, he said, “Of course, anyone can question what they will. The problem is that there are parties who don’t want to tackle these questions forthrightly. If you have a question about it, ask us; we’ll give you a reply, if our answer leaves you in doubt… check our data. No one has asked us to check out our data for the past two years. They claim to be very serious. We hold all the materials related to the identification [of the remains]. His Holiness the Patriarch created a special commission to address the question of the relation of Church to the Yekaterinburg remains. Over the years, this commission has never asked to see our material. We’re always open to cooperation, and are willing to submit to the Church any materials [that it might need]”, Vladimir Nikolaevich said.

According to the results of the investigation, the execution of Nicholas II, his family, and entourage was implemented on the orders of the Ural Soviet, which was the highest Soviet authority in the region, which included Perm, Yekaterinburg, Vyatka, Chelyabinsk, Ufa, and Orenburg Guberniyas. Mr Solovyov said that the investigation unearthed no evidence that explicit authorisation from top Soviet leaders such as Lenin and Sverdlov was the immediate cause for the execution of the tsar’s family. “We don’t have any documents of Lenin or Sverdlov linking them to this. As far as I know, none of the researchers found any such documentation”, Vladimir Nikolaevich said.

17 January 2011

Interfax-Religion

http://www.interfax-religion.ru/?act=news&div=39106

http://www.interfax-religion.ru/?act=news&div=39108

http://www.interfax-religion.ru/?act=news&div=39111

Editor’sNote:

These three stories were the total of the reportage on Interfax (and much of the other reportage on other sites was a rehash)… note well that there’s no reaction from the Church, either official or unofficial. The MP made its original ruling against the authenticity of the Yekaterinburg remains at a time when it was looking to bring the ROCOR back into Orthodox unity. Vitaly Ustinov was an obstinate and senile nutter who believed in the old White Army line about the tsar’s death, and nothing would shake him. Therefore, the Church made an official pronouncement against the remains. Yet, MP clergy served a Pannikhida over the remains… interesting, nicht wahr? Today, the ROCOR is back in the Church, so… you can catch my drift, no?

I think that His Holiness is grappling with his reaction to this… it’s much more important than the visit of a minor and impecunious bishop from America, isn’t it? Let’s wait to see the OFFICIAL Church reaction to all of this. It bids fair to be “interesting”…

BMD

Fathausen’s Trip Has NO Coverage in the Usual Media Outlets

I looked on all the usual media sites that cover Russian religious news for ANY mention of Fathausen’s junket to the Centre. THERE ISN’T ANY. There’s nothing on ANN… there’s nothing on Interfax… there’s nothing on RIA-Novosti… there’s nothing on ITAR-TASS… there’s nothing on VOR, KP, MP, or NG-Religii. I looked again at the official MP website, and there wasn’t anything posted there with today’s date regarding Fathausen and his little jaunt. This is highly unusual. This is against all customary protocol in the reception of a legitimate First Hierarch at the Centre. Firstly, any First Hierarch is met by a honour guard from the Russian forces at the airport, and His Nibs greets him personally. In addition, there’s also a gallery of high-res images of the ceremony posted on the official MP website. This is followed by an official reception at either the patriarchal working residence in Chisty Pereulok, the Danilovsky Monastery, the St Sergei-Trinity Lavra, or the patriarchal dacha in Peredelkino. None of this was followed… none of it.

This means that the Centre doesn’t actually recognise Fathausen as a legit First Hierarch (the opinion of the Blunder (which is what’s posted on patriarchia.ru) isn’t definitive… remember, the Blunder doesn’t have the DECR that once existed)! I believe that one of the secret deals that His Nibs and Bart made at Peredelkino was that the Centre would stop supporting the autocephaly of the OCA (especially as it’s now an albatross around His Nibs’ neck due to the Storheim child abuse scandal)… Bart wants Halki back so badly that he can taste it, and KMG fed him Humble Pie in return for his support in that regard (a deal regarding the Ukraine and the Baltics, no doubt)… KMG dropping support for the OCA would be a “face-saver” for Bart (note well that the OCA autocephalist fanatics don’t realise that they’re an expendable pawn in the Great Game between the EP and MP).

Oh, here’s a “Columbo” moment… “one last thing”… in order to go to Russia, one must have a visa. You need a valid passport, 3 passport-size photos, a completed official form, and pay the handling fee. Usually, if you’re lucky, it takes about 2 to 3 weeks to process a visa. Yes, there are special visas handed out by the PVU directly at Domodedovo or Shermetyevo, but these require MID authorisation and a representative of the inviting agency to meet the travellers. In short, JP’s failure to post a “heads-up” on his trip was culpable. Note well that the konvertsy (especially the former HOOMie cultists) are still in orgasm over this secretive liar. Look at the “Upcoming Events” heading on the homepage of the ROCOR official website… there’s a trip to the Centre listed for the end of the month… JP could have done the same. He didn’t… he holds all of you in utter contempt and pisses all over you. If you still support this posturing jackanapes, you’re either a clueless Brother Juniper, a masochist, a cultist, or an opportunistic apparatchik… take your pick. Look at the facts… they’re not pretty. God DO help us…

Barbara-Marie Drezhlo

Monday 17 January 2011

Albany NY