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To: Banat
Banat, you missed the point. No one is excusing the destruction of churches. The issue was about why those particular churches were destroyed, but others were left alone. The reason is that the Serb Orthodox Churches are seen as symbols of Serbian nationalism. Obviously, Albanian Christian Churches are not and they are therefore left alone.

Now, Banat, since you seem to have an interest in this subject, why did the Serbs destroy over 1,000 Christian Churches in the war with Croatia? There's a description of the damage for each church here.

30 posted on 01/31/2005 3:33:03 PM PST by mark502inf
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To: mark502inf
"The reason is that the Serb Orthodox Churches are seen as symbols of Serbian nationalism."

Obviously, I am not the one missing the point here. Again, I can excuse all crimes against the Albanian population with "these people were seen as symbols of Islamic fundamentalism and they had to be killed." That's just ridiculous!

Why would anybody in their right mind consider Serbian monasteries as symbols of Serbian nationalism? Albanians are trying too hard to act innocent. They're not. Some of them honestly believe the BS they've been fed all these years.

80% of those monasteries have been there at least 500 years -- long before any single Albanian ever arrived in Kosovo-Metohia, and certainly long before any Albanian lost his/her life at the hands of a Serb.

How come the monasteries are not seen as symbols of friendship and coexistence. How many Albanians have sought refuge and protection within the walls of those monasteries? Countless numbers! Yet, that doesn't seem to mean much to those same Albanians, does it?

Why are Serbian graveyards being vandalized and corpses dug up? Are those cemeteries symbols of Serbian nationalism, too?

What has happened in Kosovo (and is still happening) is a deliberate, calculated, premeditated, long-planned attempt to erase all symbols of Serbian presence there. This ongoing anti-Christian evil cannot be justified.

I will read the link you've provided but I highly doubt the number. Serbia -- twice the size of Croatia both by size and population -- doesn't have that many churches.

31 posted on 01/31/2005 6:05:40 PM PST by Banat ("You've got two empty 'alves of coconut, and you're banging 'em together!")
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