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• ROMANIAN ORTHODOX 'PRITS' STRIP OFF FOR GAY LENDAR THEY SAY WILL BRG 'HOPE, JOY AND FORT'
• HOMOEROTIC 2015 ORTHODOX CALENDAR PAYS TRIBUTE TO TOLERANCE, SEXY PRITS: {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY NEWNOWNEXT STAFFOCTOBER 16, 2014/9:27 AMBY NEWNOWNEXT STAFFOCTOBER 16, 2014 / 9:27 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"HOMOEROTIC 2015 ORTHODOX CALENDAR PAYS TRIBUTE TO TOLERANCE, SEXY PRITS: WATCH","DATEPUBLISHED":"2014-10-16T13:27:03.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2014-10-16T13:27:03.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"NEWNOWNEXT STAFF","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO MATTER YOUR BELIEFS, THE 2015 ORTHODOX CALENDAR WILL HAVE YOU ON YOUR KNE GIVG THANKS FOR THE HEAVENLY PRITS. THE LENDAR, NOW S THIRD YEAR, TAK A STAND AGAST HOMOPHOBIA THE CHURCH AND THIS YEAR'S THEME PAYS TRIBUTE TO SOCIAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EMPHASIZG THAT HOMOSEXUALY IS NOT ONE OF THE SEVEN ADLY SS, THIS EDN IS NAMED AFTER THE LAT MNEMONIC S.A.L.I.G.I.A. (SUPERBIA, AVARIA, LUXURIA, INVIDIA, GULA, IRA, ACEDIA — PRI, AVARICE, LT, ENVY, GLUTTONY, ANGER, SLOTH) AND BEARS THE TAGLE, "SOCIAL TOLERANCE: SUPPORT ! ENURAGE ! DEAL WH !"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ACRDG TO A PRS RELEASE:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE STORY TAK PLACE ON THE RIGHT BANK OF THE MOSKVA RIVER SOUTH OF MOSW, WHERE SOME PRITS BELIEVE THAT SAME-SEX UNNS ARE NOT A SIGN OF THE G APOLYPSE, NTRARY TO WHAT RSIAN ORTHODOX PATRIARCH KIRILL MAY CLAIM. THE PRITS SET OUT, A HUMORO WAY, TO REMD THE WORLD THAT HOMOSEXUALY IS NOT ONE OF THE 7 ADLY SS AND FACT THAT J CHRIST NEVER EVEN REFERRED TO HOMOSEXUALY AS A S!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE LENDAR IS AVAILABLE CLASSIC AND EXPLIC VERSNS — THE LATTER UNRSTANDABLY STS A FEW MORE EUROS — AND THERE'S ALSO A MAKG-OF DVD. MAYBE SOMEONE SHOULD GRAB A PY FOR THE VATIN TO HELP THEM MAKE UP THEIR MDS ON THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THEN AGA, I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS UNORTHODOX E OF A CROSS WILL FLY WH FRANCIS:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHECK OUT SOME PHOTOS OM THE 2015 ORTHODOX CALENDAR, S.A.L.I.G.I.A., (AND THE PROMO TRAILER) BELOW:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}[GDM_VIO SOURCE="YOUTUBE" VIO_ID="R1EOTGDPR9Y" URL="]{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RELATED: 2014 ORTHODOX CALENDAR FEATUR "PRITS" IN BLASPHEMO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND IF YOU PLAY YOUR HOLY RDS RIGHT, YOU ULD EVEN MEET HIS HOTNS, FATHER SILAS, AND BE VOLVED NEXT YEAR'S SHOOT:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.25%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOU N PRE-ORR YOUR PY OF THE 2015 ORTHODOX CALENDAR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}H/T: GAYSTARNEWS / {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• RACY ORTHODOX CALENDAR PH GAY RIGHTS AHEAD OF RSIAN OLYMPICS
• NAKED 'PRITS' LENDAR MOCKS RSIA'S ANTI-GAY LAWS
• ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS WHO STRONGLY FAVOR OR FAVOR GAY MARRIAGE
• ORTHODOX, GAY, AND THE RT IS PRIVATE

ROMANIAN ORTHODOX 'PRITS' STRIP OFF FOR GAY LENDAR THEY SAY WILL BRG 'HOPE, JOY AND FORT'

"The prits set out, a humoro way, to remd the world that homosexualy is NOT one of the 7 adly ss and fact that J Christ never even referred to homosexualy as a s!

HOMOEROTIC 2015 ORTHODOX CALENDAR PAYS TRIBUTE TO TOLERANCE, SEXY PRITS: {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY NEWNOWNEXT STAFFOCTOBER 16, 2014/9:27 AMBY NEWNOWNEXT STAFFOCTOBER 16, 2014 / 9:27 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"HOMOEROTIC 2015 ORTHODOX CALENDAR PAYS TRIBUTE TO TOLERANCE, SEXY PRITS: WATCH","DATEPUBLISHED":"2014-10-16T13:27:03.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2014-10-16T13:27:03.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"NEWNOWNEXT STAFF","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}NO MATTER YOUR BELIEFS, THE 2015 ORTHODOX CALENDAR WILL HAVE YOU ON YOUR KNE GIVG THANKS FOR THE HEAVENLY PRITS. THE LENDAR, NOW S THIRD YEAR, TAK A STAND AGAST HOMOPHOBIA THE CHURCH AND THIS YEAR'S THEME PAYS TRIBUTE TO SOCIAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}EMPHASIZG THAT HOMOSEXUALY IS NOT ONE OF THE SEVEN ADLY SS, THIS EDN IS NAMED AFTER THE LAT MNEMONIC S.A.L.I.G.I.A. (SUPERBIA, AVARIA, LUXURIA, INVIDIA, GULA, IRA, ACEDIA — PRI, AVARICE, LT, ENVY, GLUTTONY, ANGER, SLOTH) AND BEARS THE TAGLE, "SOCIAL TOLERANCE: SUPPORT ! ENURAGE ! DEAL WH !"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ACRDG TO A PRS RELEASE:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE STORY TAK PLACE ON THE RIGHT BANK OF THE MOSKVA RIVER SOUTH OF MOSW, WHERE SOME PRITS BELIEVE THAT SAME-SEX UNNS ARE NOT A SIGN OF THE G APOLYPSE, NTRARY TO WHAT RSIAN ORTHODOX PATRIARCH KIRILL MAY CLAIM. THE PRITS SET OUT, A HUMORO WAY, TO REMD THE WORLD THAT HOMOSEXUALY IS NOT ONE OF THE 7 ADLY SS AND FACT THAT J CHRIST NEVER EVEN REFERRED TO HOMOSEXUALY AS A S!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE LENDAR IS AVAILABLE CLASSIC AND EXPLIC VERSNS — THE LATTER UNRSTANDABLY STS A FEW MORE EUROS — AND THERE'S ALSO A MAKG-OF DVD. MAYBE SOMEONE SHOULD GRAB A PY FOR THE VATIN TO HELP THEM MAKE UP THEIR MDS ON THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THEN AGA, I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS UNORTHODOX E OF A CROSS WILL FLY WH FRANCIS:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHECK OUT SOME PHOTOS OM THE 2015 ORTHODOX CALENDAR, S.A.L.I.G.I.A., (AND THE PROMO TRAILER) BELOW:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}[GDM_VIO SOURCE="YOUTUBE" VIO_ID="R1EOTGDPR9Y" URL="]{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RELATED: 2014 ORTHODOX CALENDAR FEATUR "PRITS" IN BLASPHEMO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND IF YOU PLAY YOUR HOLY RDS RIGHT, YOU ULD EVEN MEET HIS HOTNS, FATHER SILAS, AND BE VOLVED NEXT YEAR'S SHOOT:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.25%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YOU N PRE-ORR YOUR PY OF THE 2015 ORTHODOX CALENDAR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}H/T: GAYSTARNEWS / {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

"The Orthodox Calendar team, he add, is "still the only anized global effort agast homophobia the Orthodox regn" and as such, anizers and mols "are more enthiastic than ever to work on this new seri illtratg the ancient ss fotten by a clg church obssed wh monizg" the lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) the first time, the lendar is available both a "classic" and "uncensored" versn, while a "Makg Of" DVD is also on the way. Romanian Orthodox 2014 lendar creators say pays tribute to gay marriageShots clu nu mols readg bible and posg on bed clutchg some rosary beads Updated: 07:53 BST, 8 January 2014 Advertisement A new lendar created by Romanian Orthodox Christians featurg mcular male mols steamy pos has been men behd the Romanian Orthodox 2014 lendar say pays tribute to gay marriage, which, they say, 'is the news all around the world and very timely'.

The mols are gay-iendly members 'of the Orthodox Church' who have chosen to strip down for the sexy shoot 'bee they believe - like - eedom of speech, tolerance, equaly and human rights.

The men behd the Romanian Orthodox 2014 lendar say pays tribute to gay marriage, which, they say, 'is the news all around the world and very timely' 'A great gift for people who like illtratns, artwork, artistic photography, and ntroversial art their r, ' say the makers of the lendar The creative group was tablished 2012 and is the brachild of a group posed mostly of Orthodox eastern Europeans of the former munist regn Wrg on their webse they say their primary goal is to 'monstrate that Orthodox believers do not all f the backward, hibound stereotype portrayed the prs but rather are regular people wh passns, preferenc, terts and sir. 'At the same time, the lendar tak an ironic approach to the Orthodox Church self, which recent years has baeen embroiled rptn sndals, artist reprsn, gay sex ver-ups, outrageo behavr and homophobia, ' they add. Wh bold lors, homoerotic unrton, OC’s artwork has drawn parisons to Amerin photographer David LaChapelle and French artists Pierre & ssns and stg took place the predomantly Orthodox area of Eastern Europe.

RACY ORTHODOX CALENDAR PH GAY RIGHTS AHEAD OF RSIAN OLYMPICS

"The prits set out, a humoro way, to remd the world that homosexualy is not one of the seven adly ss, " OC creators said a statement about the lendar. "The primary goal was to create the very first anized global effort agast homophobia the Orthodox regn, " lendar creators also expla on the project's webse. "At the same time, the lendar tak an ironic approach to the Orthodox Church self, which recent years has been embroiled artist reprsn, qutnable behavr and homophobia.

"OC's creative team hails om Romania, but the project is aimed at all untri which the Orthodox Church is prent pecially Rsia, where Patriarch Kirill scribed the legalizatn of gay marriage as a "dangero, apolyptic sign. In a provotive stunt to remd believers that homosexualy is not a adly s, a gay rights group has published a lendar featurg almost-naked "Orthodox Christian prits, " posg an alleged Mosw regn church. The group behd the lendar, which hails om Romania, acrdg to the Huffgton Post, claims to be "the only anized global effort agast homophobia the Orthodox regn.

NAKED 'PRITS' LENDAR MOCKS RSIA'S ANTI-GAY LAWS

The Rsian ernment and legislature, both creasgly nservative, have recent years crimalized the spreadg of material promotg "gay propaganda among mors" and "offendg relig sentiment. The prits set out, a humoro way, to remd the world that homosexualy is NOT one of the 7 adly ss and fact that J Christ never even referred to homosexualy as a s! F - Prit I'd like to f*** was a mpaign for the 2017 lendar lnch, where prits bare all for what is scribed as the Orthodox regns only bed effort to fight homophobia.

At the same time, the lendar adopts an ironic approach to the Orthodox Church which recent years has been plagued by sndals, opprsn, sex sndals and homophobia"Although s not jt bare ars filthy angl, as you may be surprised to hear that all of the proceeds go towards a charable e.

On the eve of the 2014 Wter Olympics Sochi, Rsia, a group of Eastern Orthodox Christians is prottg Rsia’s anti-gay laws a lendar featurg nghty nu drawgs of gay men.

ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS WHO STRONGLY FAVOR OR FAVOR GAY MARRIAGE

Photo urty of Tienne/(RNS) On the eve of the 2014 Wter Olympics Sochi, Rsia, a group of Eastern Orthodox Christians is prottg Rsia’s anti-gay laws a lendar featurg nghty nu drawgs of gay men. Orthodox Calendar, sold primarily onle, featur lorful illtratns of gay men eye-tchg stum — thk tut and a Capta Ameri pe — and provotive pos and settgs that sometim clu cross and ccifix. While there have been other llectns of relig p-up men — thk manly Mormon missnari, nice Jewish boys to brg home to Mom, even “Roman beefke” Catholic prits — the Orthodox Calendar aims to make a polil pot agast the Orthodox church that the creators say are plic tryg to keep gays and lbians the closet.

“Our wall lendars reprent the very first anized global effort agast homophobia the Orthodox Church, ” Magdalena Iona, a spokwoman for Orthodox Calendar, wrote an email terview. A send 2014 lendar featurg full-lor photographs of gay Orthodox men posg as prits or their tanned, tattooed and totally naked admirers is tend to support gay marriage, Iona said.

Our creative team along wh our gay-iendly guts are more enthiastic than ever to work on this new seri illtratg the ancient ss fotten by a clg Church obssed wh monizg the LGBT muny.

ORTHODOX, GAY, AND THE RT IS PRIVATE

Patriarch Kirill, who heads the Rsian Orthodox Church, preached last year agast gay marriage: "This is a very dangero apolyptic symptom, and we mt do everythg our powers to ensure that s is never sanctned Rsia by state law, bee that would mean that the natn has embarked on a path of self-stctn.

The first tentn is for this webse to be a place of support and refuge for Orthodox Christians who are gay – for to tell our stori about beg Orthodox and gay. The send aim is to offer an opportuny for nstctive cricism and ments on the official and not so official stanc of the Orthodox Church and Orthodox Christians on homosexualy.

Numero bishops and prits, “pastors” of the Church, have done ser spirual damage to a great number of gay Orthodox Christians cludg members of the clergy. By exprsg our stori, Orthodox Christians who are gay have the opportuny to hopefully one day change the official posn of the Church on issu such as sexual orientatn and gay marriage. Confsn and fivens is available to those who stggle to rist s, but the tentn to ntue the practice of homosexualy would ed impe membership the Orthodox Church.

A repentant, stgglg homosexual who reas om homosexual acts n be received to the church after the ual urse of stctn, but he or she would do bt to keep this matter the nfsnal, jt as is mon wh every other s. It’s not jt homosexualy; the Orthodox Church oppos today’s cultural permissivens the area of sexualy generally, pecially wh regard to habatn, promiscuy, and var forms of eroticism. Homosexualy is regard as ntrary to God’s revealed purpose his creatn of genr and marriage (Genis 1-2), a posn clearly affirmed by Christ (Mark 10:6-9).