Posted on 08/14/2018 5:58:06 AM PDT by marshmallow
Christians in Turkey were recently pressured by Erdogan’s government to sign a declaration that they face no religious persecution in the nation, according to a representative of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared last Wednesday that Turkey has no problems with religious minorities. “Turkey has no problems related to [religious] minorities. Threatening language of the U.S. evangelist, Zionist mentality is unacceptable,” he said, according to the Andalou Agency.
His statement comes on the heels of the signing the day before of a joint declaration by every non-Muslim community, including Greek Orthodox, Armenian, and Jewish leaders, denying allegations of “pressure” on minority faith groups.
As the Daily Sabah reports, the statement reads, “As religious representatives and directors of different faiths and beliefs who have been residing in our country for centuries, we live out our faiths freely and practice our worship freely according to our traditions. The statements that claim and/or imply that [our faiths] are under pressure are totally unfounded and exceed reality. Many troubles and instances of victimization experienced in the past have been resolved in time.”
However, the Order of St. Andrew, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate has denied the statement, its National Commander, Anthony J. Limberakis, MD, writing that the statement was signed under duress.
“The Order of Saint Andrew, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, regrets the pressure that the Turkish government has clearly placed upon that nation’s religious minorities in obtaining a statement on religious freedom from them,” he writes.
He adds that “One need not be a ‘U.S. evangelist’ or have a ‘Zionist mentality’ to see that the statement from representatives of the Greek Orthodox and Armenian churches and other religious minority communities was obtained under duress.”
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Christians in Turkey Forced to Sign Paper Saying They Aren’t Forced To Sign A Paper
The beheadings are just around the corner.
Being forced to sign a paper saying you aren’t persecuted is persecution.
And the beatings will continue until morale improves.
The Irony in this is rather Ironical...
“You vill sign ze papers!!” /CheechandChong
“OR ELSE!”
“papers please” meant something else when Cheech and Chong were demanding them
The muzzies are at it again.
This little life of pride and vanity is the only one we get to surrender to the power of the Creator through the Lord Jesus.
The judgment of religious crowd put Jesus to death. The judgment of God raised Him from the dead to the right hand of the power of God. Forever.
Those unrepentant persecutors will be in punishment forever.
I’d rather be the persecuted with wonderful eternal life than pride now with permanent sentence of suffering waiting.
Being forced to sign a paper IS persecution!
SIGN ZE PAPERS, OLD MAN!
I can’t sign the papers.....
SIGN ZE PAPERS, OLD MAN!
What do the papers say?
ZAY ARE SIMPLY A STATEMENT SAYING YOU HAVE NOT BEEN MISTREATED WHILE YOU WERE HERE!
I can’t sign the papers.....
WHY CAN’T YOU SIGN ZE PAPERS?
You have broken both of my hands!...........
GMTA!...............
Exactly......
The very fact that they are made to sign a paper indicts those forcing them.
It proves that they are being persecuted cause if you weren’t, there wouldn’t be any need to to sign anything stating you weren’t.
Oh well. At least the Turks and the Orthodox agree on something.
Do you expect better from the country that has voted to go back into barbarism?
Turkey is a savage country.
Next step will be a requirement to sign a paper saying they didn't sign the first paper.
Imagine if you will the collapse of the Turkish lira offsetting the rise in price due to tariffs. Gee, that could ruin America.
Now, imagine his fellow Turks when they find out that Erdogan is destroying their purchasing power for imported goods from just about everywhere.
Thanks marshmallow.
[no it isn't, UK shill; £ is also down]
[Ebru Ozkan released by Israel for Turkey to release Brunson]
Signatures are BS to fool EU into trying to fool the world about their massacres and genocides.
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