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The remaining Christians in Turkey celebrate Christmas while suffering from increasing persecution. From AKI (thanks to Sr. Soph):
Istanbul, 24 Dec. (AKI) - Turkey's 100,000-strong Christian community was on Monday hoping that Christmas this year would pass uneventfully without further sectarian attacks such as that earlier this month against an Italian Catholic priest - the latest of several in little over a year.As schools and offices in the overwhelmingly Muslim majority country will be open on Tuesday, 25 December will simply be a day that comes between Eid al-Adha (the Islamic festival of sacrifice) and the New Year celebrations.
Christmas trees decked in glass baubles and Christmas lights have been put up in some streets and shop windows. "These are signs of a blending of Christian and Muslim cultures that have nothing to do with the substance of Christmas," Monsignor Luigi Padovese, apostolic vicar in Turkey, told Adnkronos International (AKI)
The knife attack by a Muslim youth last Sunday against an Italian Catholic priest, Adriano Franchini, in the Turkish port city of Izmir, has undoubtedly marred the festivities for Christians and left many in a sombre mood.
Undoubtedly.
Posted by Robert at December 24, 2007 10:09 AM
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Ah yes-any celebration by Christians must be low
key indicating their inferior, Dhimma status compared to Islam. Of course, Muslims themselves
in Western Countries DEMAND EVERY RIGHT TO BE ISLAMIC, as Minorities there they INSIST UPON EVERY CONCESSION TO THEIR ISLAMIC SENSIBILITIES -so that catterwauling muzzeins will be broadcast over loudspeakers-today Oxford,tomorrow the whole of Europe...
Any remaining Christians in Muslim countries have
reason to fear. Despite what lying politicians tell us about 'that tiny minority of Extremists.'And U.S wants the big Turkey in E.U-
is there no END to crazy American Foreign Policy??
Humbly ask ALL Americans on this forum to lobby
against giving Kosovo to Albanian gunrunners &
pressuring Euro Poodles into admitting Turkey to E.U.
WISHING ALL POSTERS A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS.
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