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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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,H[ (T5 ,I 5VI$ ! PEASANTS !IR ILLIT]ACY & LACK ( 
LE>N+6 ,?OSE /ATEM5TS 9 ! CRE$S :I* TO ME W]E EVID5T 
ABSURDITIES1 = !M CONTA9$ NO?+ FALSE2 !Y C\LD ACCEPT 
!M & C\LD BELIEVE 9 ! TRU? - ! TRU? ,I BELIEV$ 94  
,ONLY TO ME1 UNHAPPY MAN1 WAS IT CLE> ?AT ) TRU? FALSEHOOD WAS 
9T]WOV5 BY F9E/ ?READS1 & ?AT ,I C\LD NOT ACCEPT IT 9 
?AT =M4 

,SO ,I LIV$ = AB\T ?REE YE>S4 ,AT FIR/1 :5 ,I WAS ONLY 
SLI<TLY ASSOCIAT$ ) TRU? AS A CATE*UM5 & WAS ONLY 
SC5T+ \T :AT SEEM$ TO ME CLE>E/1 !SE 5C\NT]S /RUCK ME 
LESS4 ,:5 ,I DID NOT UND]/& ANY?+1 ,I SAID1 0,IT IS MY FAULT1 
,I AM S9FUL02 BUT ! MORE ,I BECAME IMBU$ ) ! TRU?S ,I WAS 
LE>N+1 ! MORE !Y BECAME ! BASIS ( MY LIFE1 ! MORE 
OPPRESSIVE & ! MORE PA9FUL BECAME !SE 5C\NT]S & ! 
%>P] BECAME ! L9E BETWE5 :AT ,I DO NOT UND]/& BECAUSE ,I 
AM NOT ABLE TO UND]/& IT1 & :AT CANNOT BE UND]/OOD EXCEPT 
BY LY+ TO ONESELF4 

,9 SPITE ( MY D\BTS & SUFF]+S ,I /ILL CLUNG TO ! 
,OR?ODOX ,*UR*4 ,BUT QUE/IONS ( LIFE >OSE :I* HAD TO BE 
DECID$2 & ! DECISION ( !SE QUE/IONS BY ! ,*UR* - 
CONTR>Y TO ! V]Y BASES ( ! BELIEF BY :I* ,I LIV$ - 
OBLIG$ ME AT LA/ TO R5\NCE COMMUNION ) ,OR?ODOXY AS 
IMPOSSIBLE4 ,!SE QUE/IONS W]E3 FIR/ ! RELATION ( ! 
,OR?ODOX ,EA/]N ,*UR* TO O!R ,*UR*ES - TO ! ,CA?OLICS & 
TO ! SO-CALL$ SECT>IANS4 ,AT ?AT TIME1 9 CONSEQU5CE ( MY 
9T]E/ 9 RELIGION1 ,I CAME 9TO T\* ) BELIEV]S ( V>I\S 
FAI?S3 ,CA?OLICS1 PROTE/ANTS1 ,OLD-,BELIEV]S1 ,MOLOKANS .<,FOOTNOTE3  
,A SECT ?AT REJECTS SACRAM5TS & RITUAL4.>1 & O!RS4 ,& ,I 
MET AMONG !M MANY M5 ( L(TY MORALS :O W]E TRULY RELIGI\S4  
,I WI%$ TO BE A BRO!R TO !M4 ,& :AT HAPP5$8 ,?AT 
TEA*+ :I* PROMIS$ TO UNITE ALL 9 ONE FAI? & LOVE - ?AT 
V]Y TEA*+1 9 ! P]SON ( ITS BE/ REPRES5TATIVES1 TOLD ME 
?AT !SE M5 W]E ALL LIV+ A LIE2 ?AT :AT GAVE !M !IR 
P[] ( LIFE WAS A TEMPTATION ( ! DEVIL2 & ?AT WE ALONE 
POSSESS ! ONLY POSSIBLE TRU?4 ,& ,I SAW ?AT ALL :O DO NOT 
PR(ESS AN ID5TICAL FAI? ) !MSELVES >E CONSID]$ BY ! 
,OR?ODOX TO BE H]ETICS1 JU/ AS ! ,CA?OLICS & O!RS CONSID] 
! ,OR?ODOX TO BE H]ETICS4 ,& I SAW ?AT ! ,OR?ODOX 7?\< 
!Y TRY TO HIDE ?IS7 REG>D ) HO/ILITY ALL :O DO NOT EXPRESS 
!IR FAI? BY ! SAME EXT]NAL SYMBOLS & WORDS AS !MSELVES2 
& ?IS IS NATURALLY SO2 FIR/1 BECAUSE ! ASS]TION ?AT Y\ >E 
9 FALSEHOOD & ,I AM 9 TRU?1 IS ! MO/ CRUEL ?+ ONE MAN CAN 
SAY TO ANO!R2 & SECONDLY1 BECAUSE A MAN LOV+ HIS *ILDR5 & 
BRO!RS CANNOT HELP BE+ HO/ILE TO ?OSE :O WI% TO P]V]T HIS 
*ILDR5 & BRO!RS TO A FALSE BELIEF4 ,& ?AT HO/ILITY IS 
9CREAS$ 9 PROPORTION TO ONE'S GREAT] KN[L$GE ( !OLOGY4  
,& TO ME :O CONSID]$ ?AT TRU? LAY 9 UNION BY LOVE1 IT BECAME 
SELF-EVID5T ?AT !OLOGY WAS ITSELF DE/ROY+ :AT IT \<T TO 
PRODUCE4 

,?IS (F5SE IS SO OBVI\S TO US $UCAT$ PEOPLE :O HAVE 
LIV$ 9 C\NTRIES :]E V>I\S RELIGIONS >E PR(ESS$ & HAVE 
SE5 ! CONTEMPT1 SELF-ASSURANCE1 & 9V9CIBLE CONTRADICTION 
) :I* ,CA?OLICS BEHAVE TO ! ,OR?ODOX ,GREEKS & TO ! 
,PROTE/ANTS1 & ! ,OR?ODOX TO ,CA?OLICS & ,PROTE/ANTS1 & ! 
,PROTE/ANTS TO ! TWO O!RS1 & ! SIMIL> ATTITUDE ( ,OLD- 
,BELIEV]S1 ,PA%KOVITES 7,RUSSIAN ,EVANGELICALS71 ,%AK]S1 & ALL 
RELIGIONS - ?AT ! V]Y OBVI\SNESS ( ! TEMPTATION AT FIR/ 
P]PLEXES US4 ,ONE SAYS TO ONESELF3 IT IS IMPOSSIBLE ?AT IT IS SO 
SIMPLE & ?AT PEOPLE DO NOT SEE ?AT IF TWO ASS]TIONS >E 
MUTUALLY CONTRADICTORY1 !N NEI!R ( !M HAS ! SOLE TRU? 
:I* FAI? %\LD POSSESS4 ,!RE IS SOME?+ ELSE H]E1 !RE 
MU/ BE SOME EXPLANATION4 ,I ?\<T !RE WAS1 & S\<T ?AT 
EXPLANATION & READ ALL ,I C\LD ON ! SUBJECT1 & CONSULT$ ALL 
:OM ,I C\LD4 ,& NO ONE GAVE ME ANY EXPLANATION1 EXCEPT ! ONE 
:I* CAUSES ! ,SUMSKY ,HUSS>S TO CONSID] ! ,SUMSKY ,HUSS>S ! 
BE/ REGIM5T 9 ! WORLD1 & ! ,YELL[ ,UHLANS TO CONSID] ?AT 
! BE/ REGIM5T 9 ! WORLD IS ! ,YELL[ ,UHLANS4 ,! 
ECCLESIA/ICS ( ALL ! DIFF]5T CRE$S1 ?R\< !IR BE/ 
REPRES5TATIVES1 TOLD ME NO?+ BUT ?AT !Y BELIEV$ !MSELVES 
TO HAVE ! TRU? & ! O!RS TO BE 9 ]ROR1 & ?AT ALL !Y 
C\LD DO WAS TO PRAY = !M4 ,I W5T TO >*IM&RITES1 BI%OPS1 
ELD]S1 MONKS ( ! /RICTE/ ORD]S1 & ASK$ !M2 BUT NONE ( 
!M MADE ANY ATTEMPT TO EXPLA9 ! MATT] TO ME EXCEPT ONE MAN1 
:O EXPLA9$ IT ALL & EXPLA9$ IT SO ?AT ,I NEV] ASK$ ANY ONE 
ANY MORE AB\T IT4 ,I SAID ?AT = EV]Y UNBELIEV] TURN+ TO A 
BELIEF 7& ALL \R Y\NG G5]ATION >E 9 A POSITION TO DO SO7 
! QUE/ION ?AT PRES5TS ITSELF FIR/ IS1 :Y IS TRU? NOT 9 
,LU!RANISM NOR 9 ,CA?OLICISM1 BUT 9 ,OR?ODOXY8 ,$UCAT$ 9 ! 
HI< S*OOL HE CANNOT HELP KN[+ :AT ! PEASANTS DO NOT KN[ - 
?AT ! ,PROTE/ANTS & ,CA?OLICS EQUALLY AFFIRM ?AT !IR FAI? 
IS ! ONLY TRUE ONE4 ,HI/ORICAL EVID5CE1 TWI/$ BY EA* 
RELIGION 9 ITS [N FAVOR1 IS 9SUFFICI5T4 ,IS IT NOT POSSIBLE1 
SAID ,I1 TO UND]/& ! TEA*+ 9 A L(TI] WAY1 SO ?AT FROM 
ITS HEI<T ! DIFF]5CES %\LD DISAPPE>1 AS !Y DO = ONE :O 
BELIEVES TRULY8 ,CAN WE NOT GO FUR!R ALONG A PA? LIKE ! ONE WE 
>E FOLL[+ ) ! ,OLD-,BELIEV]S8 ,!Y EMPHASIZE ! FACT ?AT 
!Y HAVE A DIFF]5TLY %AP$ CROSS & DIFF]5T ALLELUIAS & A 
DIFF]5T PROCESSION R\ND ! ALT>4 ,WE REPLY3 ,Y\ BELIEVE 9 
! ,NIC5E ,CRE$1 9 ! SEV5 SACRAM5TS1 & SO DO WE4 ,LET US 
HOLD TO ?AT1 & 9 O!R MATT]S DO AS Y\ PEASE4 ,WE HAVE UNIT$ 
) !M BY PLAC+ ! ESS5TIALS ( FAI? ABOVE ! 
UNESS5TIALS4 ,N[ ) ! ,CA?OLICS CAN WE NOT SAY3 ,Y\ BELIEVE 
9 SO & SO & 9 SO & SO1 :I* >E ! *IEF ?+S1 & AS 
= ! ,FILIOQUE CLAUSE & ! ,POPE - DO AS Y\ PLEASE4 ,CAN WE 
NOT SAY ! SAME TO ! ,PROTE/ANTS1 UNIT+ ) !M 9 :AT IS 
MO/ IMPORTANT8 

,MY 9T]LOCUTOR AGRE$ ) MY ?\<TS1 BUT TOLD ME ?AT SU* 
CONCEPTIONS W\LD BR+ REPROA* O ! SPIRITUAL AU?ORITIES = 
DES]T+ ! FAI? ( \R =EFA!RS1 & ?IS W\LD PRODUCE A 
S*ISM2 & ! VOCATION ( ! SPIRITUAL AU?ORITIES IS TO 
SAFEGU>D 9 ALL ITS PURITY ! ,GRECO-,RUSSIAN ,OR?ODOX FAI? 
9H]IT$ FROM \R =EFA!RS4 

,& ,I UND]/OOD IT ALL4 ,I AM SEEK+ A FAI?1 ! P[] ( 
LIFE2 & !Y >E SEEK+ ! BE/ WAY TO FULFILL 9 ! EYES ( 
M5 C]TA9 HUMAN OBLIGATIONS4 & FULFILL+ !SE HUMAN AFFAIRS 
!Y FULFILL !M 9 A HUMAN WAY4 ,H[EV] MU* !Y MAY TALK ( 
!IR PITY = !IR ]R+ BRE?R51 & ( ADDRESS+ PRAY]S = 
!M TO ! ?RONE ( ! ,ALMI<TY - TO C>RY \T HUMAN PURPOSES 
VIOL5CE IS NECESS>Y1 & IT HAS ALWAYS BE5 APPLI$ & IS & 
WILL BE APPLI$4 ,IF ( TWO RELIGIONS EA* CONSID]S ITSELF TRUE 
& ! O!R FALSE1 !N M5 DESIR+ TO ATTRACT O!RS TO ! 
TRU? WILL PREA* !IR [N DOCTR9E4 ,& IF A FALSE TEA*+ IS 
PREA*$ TO ! 9EXP]I5C$ SONS ( !IR ,*UR* - :I* AS ! 
TRU? - !N ?AT ,*UR* CANNOT BUT BURN ! BOOKS & REMOVE ! 
MAN :O IS MISLEAD+ ITS SONS4 ,:AT IS TO BE DONE ) A 
SECT>IAN - BURN+1 9 ! OP9ION ( ! ,OR?ODOX1 ) ! FIRE 
( FALSE DOCTR9E - :O 9 ! MO/ IMPORTANT AFFAIR ( LIFE1 9 
FAI?1 MISLEADS ! SONS ( ! ,*UR*8 ,:AT CAN BE DONE ) HIM 
EXCEPT TO CUT (F HIS HEAD OR TO 9C>C]ATE HIM8 ,UND] ! ,CZ> 
,ALEXIS ,MIKHAYLOVI* PEOPLE W]E BURN$ AT ! /AKE1 ?AT IS TO 
SAY1 ! SEV]E/ ME?OD ( PUNI%M5T ( ! TIME WAS APPLI$1 & 
9 \R DAY ALSO ! SEV]E/ ME?OD ( PUNI%M5T IS APPLI$ - 
DET5TION 9 SOLIT>Y CONF9EM5T4 .<,FOOTNOTE3 ,AT ! TIME ?IS 
WAS WRITT5 CAPITAL PUNI%M5T WAS CONSID]$ TO BE ABOLI%$ 9 
,RUSSIA4 - ,A4,M4.> 

,! SECOND RELATION ( ! ,*UR* TO A QUE/ION ( LIFE WAS 
) REG>D TO W> & EXECUTIONS4 

,AT ?AT TIME ,RUSSIA WAS AT W>4 ,& ,RUSSIANS1 9 ! NAME ( 
,*RI/IAN LOVE1 BEGAN TO KILL !IR FELL[ M54 ,IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE 
NOT TO ?9K AB\T ?IS1 & NOT TO SEE ?AT KILL+ IS AN EVIL 
REPUGNANT TO ! FIR/ PR9CIPLES ( ANY FAI?4 ,YET PRAY]S W]E 
SAID 9 ! *UR*ES = ! SUCCESS ( \R >MS1 & ! TEA*]S 
( ! ,FAI? ACKN[L$G$ KILL+ TO BE AN ACT RESULT+ FROM ! 
,FAI?4 ,& BESIDES ! MURD]S DUR+ ! W>1 ,I SAW1 DUR+ ! 
DI/URBANCES :I* FOLL[$ ! W>1 ,*UR* DIGNIT>IES & 
TEA*]S & MONKS ( ! LESS] & /RICT] ORD]S :O APPROV$ 
! KILL+ ( HELPLESS1 ]R+ Y\?S4 ,& ,I TOOK NOTE ( ALL 
?AT IS DONE BY M5 :O PR(ESS ,*RI/IANITY1 & ,I WAS HORRIFI$4 

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