Ten Commandments Party established in Russia The inaugural congress of the Russian Ten Commandments Party took place in Moscow. The total of 134 delegates from 45 Russian subjects, including Christians of different confessions, Muslims, and Jews, participated in the inaugural congress on February 17. The political council, the decision making body of the party, was headed by Sergey Mezentsev, Ph.D. "I hope that your activity will help to restore moral values, God's Ten Commandments in the everyday political life, in the life of our society. I hope that you will stay faithful to these, God's Commandments, that you'll be able to unite a considerable number of people," chairman of the Synodal Department for Church and Society Relations Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin said at the congress. .... "We need a real moral revolution, or counterrevolution. The moral values should return to political, economic life, to interpersonal relations," the priest said. Head of the Russian Muslim Department for Working with Public Organizations Ahmad Makarov said that morals were being degraded, and the P*ss* Riot performance in the Christ the Savior Cathedral, which insulted not only Orthodox believers, but "all of us", proves it. .... Head of the Congress of Jewish Religious Organizations and Communities in Russia Rabbi Zinovy Kogan said that his organization would cooperate with the Ten Commandments Party, which "should become a platform for religious dialogue so that civil and god-fearing citizens felt confident." The program of the Ten Commandments Party stipulates that the party regards the commandments as a basis for its activities. The party members intend to put religious social doctrines and humanistic ideals into practice, to facilitate the appointment of honest people as government officials, to develop the institutes of civil society, to form a social law-based state, to defend national interests, to fight against corruption, and to establish a favorable investment climate, the program said. http://www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=10280 Sounds very good. Thanks to the Ten Commandments we have something to focus on and guide us back to be decent and honest people. America should watch closely. God knows, there is an urgent need.
