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In the Turkish sector of Nicosia, the capital, other Greek families milled around what was once the medieval St. Sophia Church, now appointed with a large minaret and converted into a mosque.

Muslims pull this kind of crap elsewhere, too. Bangladesh, for example, where thousands of Hindu temples have been converted into mosjids (mosques) by the local government. And in Pakistan, too. And in India, until a few hundred years ago (i.e. during Muslim rule).

So, I find this very easy to believe. Now, my question is this - is Turkey is so secular, why do this?

>> Now, my question is this - is Turkey is so secular, why do this?

Who knows why "some" people do what they do. Maybe they didn't have enough mosques around, after they all had to flee north for their lives.

There are many mosques in Turkey which at one point in time were temples to Apollo or Venus, whatever. What's the big deal. Mosques in southern Cyprus are used as latrines..

Here:

Greek Cypriots attend Orthodox Easter mass in the monastery of Apostolos Andreas in the Turkish occupied area of Cyprus Saturday, April 26, 2003. The mass, which was the first Easter one there since 1974, was held in the afternoon as the worshipers had to be back in the Greek-Cypriot controlled area before midnight.

But the flipping anti-Turks here won't show you this picture..

Turkish Cypriots were musrdered by the tens of thousands - whole villages at a time, and then bulldozed - between 1960, the year of Cypriot independence which was guaranteed by Turkey, Greece, and England, and 1974, when Turkey finally put a stop to it at the height of the ongoing Greek activity which was designed to kill all Turks and make the place part of Greece (ENOSIS).

So there. The world can see that northern Cyprus is just fine, and there has not been any exodus of Turks leaving there for the south. The place is packed, and the soutrherners are leaving millions of dollars there as they visit their old houses where the bushes may be overgrown a bit I guess..

And in India, until a few hundred years ago (i.e. during Muslim rule).

And when the Hindus took one back (in Ayodha), the Muslims went on a rampage and carried out terror attacks (of course, the Hindus rioted too, and gave better than they got).

Let us see - violence in Sudan, Cyprus, Kosovo, Chechnya, Pakistan/Kashmir, East Timor, etc. ... same story everywhere MUslims bump into other religions. Israel is just another example.

So it this destruction of a church about how Turks treat Christians or about how Muslims treat Christians? Methinks the latter.