The Russians had lived through 70 years of atheism, but they found out that some positive elements in personalities can only come through religion. When Raisa Gorbachev died of cancer a few weeks ago, the Robert Schuller Crystal Cathedral Ministries staff in Moscow were invited to stand honor guard at her casket. In Russia, it s a great honor to be invited to stand honor guard at someone s funeral. We were invited because our ministry has made a difference for the Russian people. Positive emotions are generated and strengthened in a positive church.
People come with depression and they feel low.
They go out and they feel good. That good feeling means the brain is releasing endorphins into the entire body. We pray here, and miracles happen. Theorists have viewed as passive-regressive psychological phenomena a religious approach in the past. Our results show how religion can play an important, although still insufficiently recognized, role in how individuals affected with this life threatening illnesses cope and adjust.