In [[Siberia]], long a land of dissenters and discontents, there are believed to be more Protestants in church on Sunday mornings than [[Russian Orthodox]]. On one recent visit to Khabarovsk, the second largest city of the Russian Far East, I went to a packed [[Baptist]] church, only a kilometer from a sparsely attended Russian Orthodox Cathedral. The massive Cathedral had been built with federal funds.<ref>[http://blogs.voanews.com/russia-watch/2013/07/30/is-russia-turning-protestant/ ''Is Russia turning Protestant?''] by James Brooke - Posted July 30th, 2013</ref>}} | In [[Siberia]], long a land of dissenters and discontents, there are believed to be more Protestants in church on Sunday mornings than [[Russian Orthodox]]. On one recent visit to Khabarovsk, the second largest city of the Russian Far East, I went to a packed [[Baptist]] church, only a kilometer from a sparsely attended Russian Orthodox Cathedral. The massive Cathedral had been built with federal funds.<ref>[http://blogs.voanews.com/russia-watch/2013/07/30/is-russia-turning-protestant/ ''Is Russia turning Protestant?''] by James Brooke - Posted July 30th, 2013</ref>}} |