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Putin Concerned About Violation of Rights of Orthodox Christians in Mideast, N. Africa (updated)
Interfax ^ | 7/25/13

Posted on 07/25/2013 5:53:36 PM PDT by marshmallow

Moscow, July 25, Interfax - Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his concerns about what he sees as infringement on the rights of religious minorities, particularly Orthodox Christians, in the conflicts in the Middle East and Northern Africa.

"I must note with alarm and pain that interdenominational tensions are growing and the rights of religious minorities, among them Christians, including Orthodox Christians, are infringed on in many regions of the world, especially in the Middle East and Northern Africa," Putin said at a meeting with the primates and representatives of local Orthodox Churches in Moscow on Thursday.

"This pressing problem should be a subject of close attention for the entire international community," Putin said.

"It is especially important today to make efforts to prevent intercultural and interreligious conflicts, which are fraught with the most serious upheavals," he said.

"Russia, with its immense experience in arranging and maintaining interfaith peace and accord, is ready to share it," the president said.

Russia "will continue to pursue an active creative policy aimed at resolving conflict situations diplomatically as quickly as possible, and it attaches great significance in these efforts to the normalization of productive interreligious and intercultural cooperation," he said.

Putin also suggested that relations between the state and the church in Russia are developing at a new level. "We act as true partners and co-workers in addressing the most pressing domestic and international challenges," Putin said, adding that "active efforts and support of local Orthodox Churches are very important" for the government.


TOPICS: Current Events; Islam; Orthodox Christian; Religion & Politics
KEYWORDS: christianpersecution; putin
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To: CynicalBear
It’s become a truly upside down world when the Russian President is standing up for Christianity and the American President is standing up for Muslims. It’s bizarre.

Yes, and add to it the fact that American diplomacy supported the Albanian Muslims over the Christian Serbs. Add to that the fact that our military actually bombed the Serbs.

And that even Fox News (!) is partially owned by the Saudi royal family.

American policy is quietly tilting the WRONG WAY, and I don't like it one bit. We're putting ourselves on the wrong side of History. Who wouldda thunkit?

21 posted on 07/25/2013 10:21:07 PM PDT by sauron ("Truth is hate to those who hate Truth" --unknown)
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To: Bobalu

Accepted. Thank you.


22 posted on 07/26/2013 3:59:41 AM PDT by don-o (He will not share His glory, and He will not be mocked! Blessed be the Name of the Lord forever!)
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