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Simply_Shula@Simply_Shula · Jun 2, 2026

Candace Owens is in Russia now posting about how amazing it is. As someone who grew up there, I can tell you with…

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A Russia-born commenter debunks Candace Owens' romanticized portrayal of Russia as a Christian nation, presenting statistics showing low church attendance, high rates of drug/alcohol abuse, low birth rates, and severe social problems like abandonment and divorce. The thread argues this narrative was manufactured to gain American Christian support for Russia and that visually appealing photos of churches don't reflect actual religious practice or social reality.

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    Candace Owens is in Russia now posting about how amazing it is. As someone who grew up there, I can tell you with absolute assurance that you’re being played. Actual realities of Russian life: 🧵

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    - Church attendance is very low, only about 6-15% of self-identified Orthodox attend regularly (monthly or more), with many surveys showing ~3% weekly.

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    - Islam is growing rapidly (projected toward 14-20%+ of the population with higher observance and fertility) while active Christianity is shrinking in practice.

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    - Drug & alcohol use, STD & abortion rates remain among the highest in the world (Russia has historically led in per-capita alcohol consumption and still ranks high on STD incidence and abortion ratios in Europe).

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    - Birth rate is critically low, with a total fertility rate around 1.37 children per woman (well below replacement) and record-low births in recent years.

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    - The ROC (Russian Orthodox Church) is pushing people away from Christianity by being openly corrupt and supporting the war (e.g., endorsing Dugin and blessing missiles used to kill people in Ukraine).

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    Now, all the information above is just FACTS, it’s not some random pictures. And in general, it’s not a great idea to trust someone who was caught lying and contradicting herself dozens of times.

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    You guys realize that you can come to any European country, go to old churches, take pics and post them, right?

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    Russia is not a bastion of Christianity. Anyone telling you otherwise is lying to you. This lie was manufactured to get the American right (which is predominantly Christian) to support Russia.

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    Also, for anyone claiming Russia’s opposition to the LGBT movement proves Christian values: That argument collapses when you remember that homosexuality was criminalized in the atheist USSR. Stalin banned it for the same “traditional family” & anti-Western reasons we hear today.

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    Also, Russia has one of the world’s highest divorce rates (~70%) & one of Europe’s highest rates of abandoned/social orphans: ~350,000 children without parental care (roughly 1.2–1.4% of all children), with the vast majority having at least one living parent.