They've spread lies - repeating the propaganda without proper investigation - and shown from the start they aim to help the Muslims and/or P.C. (politically correct) people the first and the most.
They care not for peoples' culture nor tradition enough to do enough study and research, therefore they can tend to offend when they tromp over other's lands.
The evangelicals do not take in account a people who've been under assault throughout their history and currently by the international community and other ethnics, and so have become defensive and very protective of their church and ways because of this.
Evangelicals with their white bread American ways and busybody attitude expect others to welcome them. Then many evangelicals want to mold people, cookie-cutter fashion, into being just like themselves instead of really trying to understand the particular and unique circumstances of places like the Balkans.
exactly what kind of 'help' did you offer?
Joan is correct. I hear the same thing, across denominations, from people who *live* in the communities they work with in South & Latin America. New buildings & aid are appreciate, but they prepare the people for rude behavior before mission groups arrive. LOL, you think natives don't realize they AND THE MESSAGE often take second place to Sunday School skits?
California is our Kosovo, how would you feel if Canada dropped bombs on Easter Sunday?
In case you missed it, under US supervision "Churches, monasteries and holy places...they set out to destroy the witnesses, to obliterate the traces. In 2 1/2 months more than 70 monasteries and churches were burned or demolished. Among them were the churches built by our illustrious and holy ancestors in the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries. The churches and monasteries, which SURVIVED 500 YEARS OF TURKISH OCCUPATION, did not endure two months in the presence of a 50,000-strong international 'peacekeeping' force."
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1404972/posts
Protestant Kosovo Albanian church members(from Muslim backgrounds) also suffer persecution.
http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=137
It is not necessary to be Serbian or Orthodox (I'm not) to pray for the safety of Christians in Kosovo. You can educate your congressperson about the dismal lack of civil society, nonexistent law enforcement, nonfunctional court system, total lack of religious freedom. 'Standards before status' are now acknowledged as unattainable in Kosovo.
Joan, I hadn't seen the recent church bombing until now. We've either shamed some in our government or they are setting up the kill, $1M in aid authorized for church rebuilding.
Nennsy, how are you?