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UN forbids use of church bells in Kosovo (because they irritate the muslims)
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| S. Lazovic
Posted on 03/22/2004 3:01:25 PM PST by Seselj
Priest Velimir Stojanovic, who lives with his family in the churchyard of the Serbian Orthodox Church of St. Sava in the southern part of Kosovska Mitrovica, told Tanjug that the Greek soldiers protecting this shrine have forbidden the use of the church bells.
"Representatives of KFOR introduced this ban with the explanation that Orthodox church bells irritate the Albanians," says Father Velimir. "The last time the bells were heard was on Easter Sunday, April 15 of this year," he explained, adding that so far he has not publicized this ban because he thought it was temporary. "The church bells did not ring on Ascension Day (Spasovdan, May 25) and I think that this is not good for either the church or the people," said Father Velimir.
Every day, five times a day, the song of the muezzins from the minarets of three mosques in the southern, Albanian part of the town can be heard. A fourth mosque is open and undisturbed in the village of Zabari, near Kosovska Mitrovica.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: balkans; campaignfinance; jihad; kfor; kosovo; muslims; nato; persecution; un
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To: Seselj
Disgusting.
41
posted on
03/22/2004 5:27:18 PM PST
by
livius
To: Seselj
The UN can go straight to bell!
42
posted on
03/22/2004 5:36:27 PM PST
by
jws3sticks
(Hillary can take a very long walk on an equally short pier, anytime, the sooner the better!)
To: dennisw; Cachelot; Yehuda; Nix 2; veronica; Catspaw; knighthawk; Alouette; Optimist; weikel; ...
If you'd like to be on or off this middle east/political ping list, please FR mail me.
Watch the video
43
posted on
03/22/2004 5:42:15 PM PST
by
SJackson
(If there were not groups like the VVAW in the US... we would have lost the war--Gen Giap memoirs)
To: Seselj
The last time the bells were heard was on Easter Sunday, April 15 of this year The bells could not have been heard on April 15 of this year because it is only March 22.
What year was this article written?
44
posted on
03/22/2004 5:49:48 PM PST
by
Alouette
(Proudly overpopulating the planet since 1972)
To: Seselj
Then let them toll 24/7.
45
posted on
03/22/2004 5:54:31 PM PST
by
Let's Roll
(Kerry) is a self-confessed unindicted war criminal or... a traitor to his country in a time of war)
To: Hodar
Not if you have a sniper rifle.
To: knighthawk
Kofi Annan GO HOME!
47
posted on
03/22/2004 6:00:23 PM PST
by
lakey
To: Seselj
Every day, five times a day, the song of the muezzins from the minarets of three
mosques in the southern, Albanian part of the town can be heard.
I didn't even have to read the article to know that silenced church bells
wouldn't be met with a balance of telling the Muslims to shut up their daily blasts.
48
posted on
03/22/2004 6:01:27 PM PST
by
VOA
To: Hodar
You said it. I can't imagine anything more irritating
than that. A bit overbearing, aren't they?
49
posted on
03/22/2004 6:20:16 PM PST
by
Twinkie
To: LiteKeeper
Kosovo today; America tomorrow. Be warned!America tomorrow???? Ask a certain southern judge who tried to display the Ten Commandments whether it will be tomorrow or if it is already here......
To: Seselj; Balkans
Then this would really irritate them.
BBQ roast pig.....a Serbian tradition for Christmas.
To: Seselj
And devil mumbles of idiots of Allah 5 times daily is a ok? How nice of UN and German backers.
To: Seselj
How about missile in Mullah head? Is it better then that? Some prayer: kill this, kill that, blow this up, blow that up...prayer? Salvation?
To: joan
If not to Russia, NATO give KLA 3 days of massacre and no protection for minority.
To: knighthawk
add me, please.
where can I get a UN flag?
I'm tempted to see if I can burn one in front of a TV camera.
55
posted on
03/22/2004 7:58:08 PM PST
by
King Prout
(You may disagree with what I have to say... but I will defend to YOUR death MY right to say it.)
To: All
What's it gonna take to stop having my tax dollars used to support this kind of sh**?
Anybody have any ideas?
To: MadelineZapeezda
I surrender! I have blown up & played with brightness & contrast, and STILL can't decide what that is in that (delicious!) beast's mouth. Then again, I've never seen the eyes done quite that way before, either. What is it!?!
BTW, speaking of peppers & eyes, I just read today, the Nith Circus ruled that a batch of hippies that got pepper spray in their eyes get to have their 'brutality' case heard in San Francisco, because a jury in the logging country where the incident occured would be prejudiced!
57
posted on
03/22/2004 8:38:31 PM PST
by
ApplegateRanch
(The world needs more horses, and fewer Jackasses!)
To: *balkans
bump
58
posted on
03/22/2004 11:37:34 PM PST
by
getoffmylawn
(as I asked her for a moment to consider her kind offer, she blew me a kiss.)
To: peter the great; FormerLib; katnip; kosta50; MoJoWork_n; RusIvan; Destro; RussianConservative
Here is what troubles me somewhat...
that the Greek soldiers protecting this shrine have forbidden the use of the church bells
59
posted on
03/22/2004 11:39:59 PM PST
by
MarMema
(Next Year in Constantinople!)
To: FormerLib; TexConfederate1861
Must be all those pews and organs?
60
posted on
03/22/2004 11:41:04 PM PST
by
MarMema
(Next Year in Constantinople!)
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