[Bokababe]

This is on the borderline between being in news/activism and the religion section. I chose the news.

[marron]

Good post.

[lonestar67]

Now, this is an excellent post.

Good stuff.

[Eagles6]

Good post. I know know we got on the wrong side of this, I don’t understand why we stayed there.

[F-117A]

Bump!

[Kolokotronis]

Here’s the list of the countries where Orthodox Christians are dying: http://www.ocai.info/Site/Welcome.html

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Croatia

Cyprus

Egypt

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Iran

Iraq

Israel and the Palestinian Territories

Kosovo-Metohija, Serbia

Lebanon

Somalia

Sudan

Syria

Turkey

The connection with the West is apparent in almost all of these countries. Most of them are allied to a greater or lesser extent with NATO countries. All of them save Croatia & Ethiopia are Mohammedan or majority Mohammedan (the “Cyprus” referred to is the so called “Turkish Republic of No. Cyprus”). I am surprised to see Syria listed as Christians are far, far safer there than in Kosovo or Turkey or No. Cyprus or Iraq, all client states of the West. Even in the countries which are not majority Mohammedan, it is the Mohammedans who are killing the Orthodox Christians.

Personally, I find it discouraging that the West supports this killing militarily, financially and diplomatically. Speaking out against it is seen in some quarters, even here in the U.S. not just in Western Europe, as being “deranged” and/or disloyal. That, frankly, is astonishing to me. Its something I never would have thought I would live to see.

[FormerLib]

This is what it looks like when you combine Christian with American Patriot.

I figured it would be news to some.

[Ravnagora]

Thanks very much for posting this, Bokababe.

IT’S ABOUT TIME.

For too many years now, Christians have been disrespected, dismissed, vilified, or demonized. The ACLU must be rejoicing at the crime that was committed against Christianity by selling out Kosovo to Allah.

For too long, Christians have allowed their non-Christian ‘neighbors’ to trash them, all in the name of “forgiveness”.

[Honorary Serb]

I have never been in Kosovo and Metohija. Nevertheless, I identify strongly with Haynes, a former Presbyterian who as a result of his experiences in Kosovo converted to Orthodox Christianity.

I, a Lutheran, started out in 1999 as a pro-Serbian activist and advocate, and one linking Serbian Orthodox and Lutheran Christians in humanitarian aid for refugees from Kosovo residing in central Serbia. My involvement in the Serbian community, including worship, has been leading me on my own journey to Orthodoxy, just like Haynes. Perhaps St. Sava, and well as the pre-schism Western saint whose name I bear, have been helping to lead me to Orthodoxy together with the Holy Spirit.

I was in my Serbian Orthodox congregation yesterday, and we remembered in the Liturgy the new martyrs who died in the NATO bombing. (The anniversary of the beginning of that event is today.) May their memory be eternal!!!!