Orthodox Patriarch explains rise of ISIS due to secularism and homosexuality

It's little surprise why some people want to join ISIS.

Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has blamed the rise of ISIS on the world's acceptance of homosexuality and rampant secularism.

LOS ANGELES, CA (California Network) - The 69-year old Patriarch told the Independent and posted on his church website, that it was unsurprising why so many people were joining the caliphate.

"[ISIS] is creating a civilization that is new by comparison to the established one that is godless, secular and even radical in its secularism. We can have parades for the sexual minorities - that is supported - but a million French Christian protestors defending family values are broken up by police."

"Look how they," (referring to the US and Europe) "build the world - an unholy world - but we (ISIS) invite you to build God's world. and they respond to that; it is for this they give their lives."

It is true that many people join ISIS because they are opposed to the secularism, homosexual pride and other counter-cultural phenomena which have gripped the western world.

Meanwhile, the moral establishment is being dismantled. It is easily observed that when Christians protest counterculture, they are shouted down and villainized. There is a need for a revolution on behalf of the moral people, but none seems forthcoming.

The Patriarch has been in the news recently for condoning the Russian military intervention in Syria. He has referred to the war as a self-defensive campaign intended to protect Russia from terrorism, and therefore just.

The Russian Orthodox Church has grown for the past 15 years as conservatives retain power under the leadership of Vladimir Putin.