Posted on 11/14/2015 4:08:10 PM PST by Gamecock
From the world wide web and the government, the refugee matter has moved to the spiritual plane as well. The pope has asked believers to help refugees and to give them sanctuary. The Russian-language program of Latvian Television 7, Segodnya Vecherom, reavealed on Wednesday that not all Latvian Christians are ready to help people with a religion different from their own.
The Pontifex Maximus was heard around here, but not everyone is keen on opening their doors and hearts. Representatives of the Roman Catholic Church admit that even though asylum seekers shouldn't be sorted by their religious affiliation, it's not always the case in praxis.
"It would be quite devious to say that there's complete harmony among Christians and everyone thinks that religious beliefs don't have any meaning. It is obvious that it's easier to integrate or accept people for whom this means something," said Ingrīda Lisenkova, the head of the information center of the Latvian Roman Catholic Church.
"For example, in one private talk a case was mentioned when a monastery admitted 300 Muslim refugees. After some time they started to voice their own pretensions, for example, [asking] to remove Christian symbols," she said. While the Latvian Lutheran Archbishop JÄnis Vanags said that it's irresponsible to ask people to welcome everyone without exception to their home.
"There are parishes that have said that they have unused buildings. They are proposing to host refugees there. One family has offered their empty house in the village. But, in our parishes, we mostly talk about [sheltering] Christians," he said.
The Latvian Orthodox Church declined to comment.
While the Islamic community has its own rules: they are glad to welcome more Muslims, but not all of them.
"We would be glad if people who practice Islam came here. Sadly, though, we often see them arriving to Europe and losing their religion," said Ahmed Robert Klimovich, representative of the Islamic cultural center. But even when people want to help, they don't know how. The religious communities say as much — parishes that are ready to accept asylum seekers just don't know how to do it and where to turn for the cause. Where can one seek financial support and for how long the refugees will live hosted by them?
The Interior Ministry explains: from October the main coordination center is the DroÅ¡Ä mÄja shelter, and you should turn there should you have any practical suggestions.
Well, they are known to be enigmatic.
Did Vecherom take a poll? Does he assume that demonstrations represent everyone?
NATURALLY ALL Latvian Christians aren't ready to help non-Christians. He doesn't mention that there MIGHT be others who would help.
Those broad anti-whatever statements help no one but the state-owned media in confirming THEIR status of telling the common folks what they OUGHT to think.
Some revelation.
My attitude is NOT towards you, sir, only towards the Latvian press/government.
I suspect it is more of a case of Latvian Christians not wanting to help people that have a propensity for murdering their hosts.
No islam, Know peace.
“”reavealed on Wednesday that not all Latvian Christians are ready to help people with a religion different from their own.””
Well, yeah - that goes without saying when this particular GROUP (not religion) comes armed to chop your head off. Anyone believing they just want to MAKE FRIENDS and will make nice house guests has their head on upside down - nicer than what I wanted to say.
“”I suspect it is more of a case of Latvian Christians not wanting to help people that have a propensity for murdering their hosts. “”
Absolutely - I should have read your post before I posted. Yours said it better... That’s a vow I made at the beginning of the year - READ ALL POSTS before posting. Have to admit I’ve broken that vow several times....
Among civilized people in general, its true.
And with very, very good and clear reasons.
And, conversely,
Know Islam, no peace!
Isn’t George Costanza Latvian Orthodox?
This has to be a translation problem. Of course a person's religious beliefs have meaning.
“they started to voice their own pretensions, for example, [asking] to remove Christian symbols,”
Such wonderful guests, you allow them into your home and they ask you to remove from sight, the belongings that you treasure, because they don’t like them.
Well now that you mention it, he is!
Lol. You aren't alone. :o)
“in one private talk a case was mentioned when a monastery admitted 300 Muslim refugees. After some time they started to voice their own pretensions, for example, [asking] to remove Christian symbols”
Very disturbing; they should have stayed in the land of mosques and minarets...
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