Posted on 04/22/2009 4:22:09 PM PDT by ReformationFan
MOSCOW, April 22, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A delegate of the Russian Orthodox Church to the World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance (WCAR), being held in Geneva this week, has asked that Christianophobia be included in international law as a form of discrimination and intolerance.
"It is very important to the Russian Orthodox Church to raise the issue of introducing to the list of threats the notion of Christianophobia in addition to anti-Semitism and Islamophobia," deputy head of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations Archpriest Georgy Ryabykh told the Interfax news service.
Ryabykh pointed out that UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon mentioned anti-Semitism and Islamophobia in his opening speech at the conference but failed to say "a single word about Christianophobia."
Today there are a lot of "examples of violations of Christians' rights, insults of their feelings, public distortion of the Christian teaching, to make the notion of Christianophobia enter the international circulation," the archpriest said. Emphasizing the contribution of the Russian Orthodox Church to European civilization, Ryabykh declared that the increasing discrimination against Christians should not be taken lightly.
The purpose of the WCAR conference, known as Durban II, is to continue the work of combating racism since the World Conference on Racism (WCAR), held in Durban, South Africa in September 2001. That event was marred by attempts by some participating countries to label Israel as an "apartheid" state, which caused the U.S. and Israel to walk out.
The Russian Orthodox Church doesn’t screw around. They persisted for 75 years under commie oppression. God willing they can help in the fight against anti-Christian bigots around the world.
What’s good for the goose is good for the gander. The Left is responsible for hatemongering against God-fearing, peaceful Christians and Jews. The more Jihadist the Muslim, the more the Left smile and call Muslilm religious violence and a multicultural difference.
Err, it was a dark time for the Russian Orthodox Church. The Russians didn’t consider it a threat after awhile when it got infiltrated by the KGB.
Except it isn’t a phobia (fear) of Chrisitanity so much as it is outright hatred.
I can only admire present-day Russia.
They have a leader who thinks that national defense is the PRIMARY FUNCTION of government, and is willing to put his country’s money where his mouth is.
Rather than embracing Islam and “diversity”, they warn their people to look out for these animals and take necessary action, if required.
They are not ashamed of their past.
Too bad it has to be them instead of us.
has asked that Christianophobia be included in international law as a form of discrimination and intolerance.
Not a chance. Because, of course, we're the problem.
G-d has a sense of humor.
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