The deafening silence of Orthodox Christians in the West about the suffering of our brothers in Ukraine is not, unfortunately, an isolated case. Deafening silence is our default reaction in the face of almost any outrage. Which is why anyone speaking up boldly for Orthodoxy should shame us all.

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov is a Russian, and apparently an Orthodox Christian. He recently made news by choosing to not participate in his team’s “Pride night” in support of the LGBTQ+ “community”. Specifically, Provorov didn’t participate in pregame warmups wearing a Pride-themed jersey and using a stick wrapped in rainbow Pride tape. He did play in the actual game against the Anaheim Ducks.

Provorov committed public heresy against a central dogma of the Woke political religion – the obligation of all humankind to continuously affirm the holiness of homosexuality. The Woke take such matters very seriously. The backlash, of course, was swift and unrelenting. This is a holy war, after all. No mercy can ever be shown to an infidel.

https://orthodoxreflections.com/a-hockey-player-stands-alone-the-deafening-silence-of-western-orthodox-christians/