STOP NATO: �NO PASARAN! - HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------- ListBot Sponsor -------------------------- Have you visited eBayTM lately? The Worlds Marketplace where you can buy and sell practically anything keeps getting better. From consumer electronics to movies, find it all on eBay. What are you waiting for? Try eBay today. http://www.bcentral.com/listbot/ebay ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [Here's the situation. A group of evangelicals stages a meeting in Bulgaria to convert Orthodox believers. They are soon run out of the town by a group of protesters hurling insults at them and attacking them violently. Some human rights groups in Bulgaria accuse "bigoted Orthodox believers" of relitious persecution. Here is my response, which was posted by the MINELRES moderator. CheerS! Kole] In a message dated 16/07/01 02:52:36 Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Subj: Re: Bulgaria: A Mob of Bigoted Orthodox Believers Have Attacked a Group of Evangelicals Date: 16/07/01 02:52:36 Eastern Daylight Time From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (MINELRES moderator) Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: MINELRES moderator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Original sender: Konstantin Kilibarda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Bulgaria: A Mob of Bigoted Orthodox Believers Have Attacked a Group of Evangelicals Dear MINELRES, I must vigorously protest the discriminatory title of this dispatch. Branding Orthodox believers "bigoted" while pretending that Evangelic organizations are somehow crusaders for human rights (and not organizations which view their interpretation of Christian doctrine as superior to others, and thus feel it necessary to proselytize to "save" the souls of "backwards" Orthodox) is not only biased, but wholly unacceptable and does nothing to forward human rights (other than confirm anti-Slavic and anti-Orthodox biases that are so prevalent in the West; including the human rights community). While I am by no means a supporter of fascist organizations like VRMO, I must say that the reaction of citizens to this type of proselitization shouldn't be a suprise. Perhaps with less arrogance and more understanding of our differences such situations can be avoided. Unfortunately, the approach of the Tolerance Foundation does nothing of the sort. Sincerely, Konstantin Kilibarda Peace and Conflict Studies, HBA University of Toronto >> ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: MINELRES moderator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Original sender: Konstantin Kilibarda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Bulgaria: A Mob of Bigoted Orthodox Believers Have Attacked a Group of Evangelicals Dear MINELRES, I must vigorously protest the discriminatory title of this dispatch. Branding Orthodox believers "bigoted" while pretending that Evangelic organizations are somehow crusaders for human rights (and not organizations which view their interpretation of Christian doctrine as superior to others, and thus feel it necessary to proselytize to "save" the souls of "backwards" Orthodox) is not only biased, but wholly unacceptable and does nothing to forward human rights (other than confirm anti-Slavic and anti-Orthodox biases that are so prevalent in the West; including the human rights community). While I am by no means a supporter of fascist organizations like VRMO, I must say that the reaction of citizens to this type of proselitization shouldn't be a suprise. Perhaps with less arrogance and more understanding of our differences such situations can be avoided. Unfortunately, the approach of the Tolerance Foundation does nothing of the sort. Sincerely, Konstantin Kilibarda Peace and Conflict Studies, HBA University of Toronto -- ============================================================== MINELRES - a forum for discussion on minorities in Central&Eastern Europe Submissions: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription/inquiries: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List archive: http://www.riga.lv/minelres/archive.htm ==============================================================
