The GC Church promotes hatred rather than recocilliation

brother



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Message Posted:
01/08/2011 13:09

Oh dear, it must be a strange thing being a Greek Orthodox Christian Church leader. How do they reconcile their Christian belief with statements like: " "We wish we were using candles instead of buying power from the Turks".



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Geejay


Joined: 18/04/2009
Posts: 475

Message Posted:
01/08/2011 13:30

This Orthodox High Priest has been spewing out his racist, fascist venomous drivel for some time. With establishment attitudes like this how can there ever be an acceptable intercommunal agreement.

Whistler


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Message Posted:
01/08/2011 13:42

It was the church that suggested to everyone they should vote no to the Annan plan.

cyprusLulz


Joined: 01/08/2011
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Message Posted:
01/08/2011 13:43

Not a good advert for Jesus that's for sure.

Hippo


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Message Posted:
01/08/2011 13:44

Ok let them use candles, I dont have a problem with that

Troodo


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Message Posted:
01/08/2011 14:30

The perception of British expats in the south is that the North is filled with thieves, conmen and rapists. That it is filthy with rubbish, with no hygiene or proper toilets. I wonder where they get that impression from? Solution, not a chance; separation is the only way forward.

pc4854


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Message Posted:
01/08/2011 19:12

I heard on the grapevine that he is in line to be the next Archbishop of Canterbury, that should sort out a few of the illegal immigrants.

cavalryman


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Message Posted:
01/08/2011 20:21

pc4854 how non pc and naughty but I like it i,m sure it was meant in the best possible taste

bigOz


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Message Posted:
01/08/2011 21:39

brother; I've said it a million times in different posts before. The priests of Greek Orthodox Church and its followers all over the world whether they are in Greece, Cyprus, Russia, Serbia etc. have a history of being extremely active as well as very influential in local politics. Priests of this branch of Orthodox Christianity had always preached hatred, death, and racism, as they do to this day in the South, every Sunday during their sermons.

What kind of a God believer would encourage his followers to kill other humans based on their nationality and religion? If you look deeper into history of Conflicts in Europe, you will find Orthodox church leaders sticking out like sour thumbs!

EricCrapton



Joined: 30/12/2010
Posts: 325

Message Posted:
01/08/2011 21:44

'you will find Orthodox church leaders sticking out like sour thumbs!'



Just stick up two fingers at them and see how they like that!

paddywack


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Posts: 959

Message Posted:
01/08/2011 21:59

You will find a lot of church people are racist/ bigoted ,Iknow, check my profile.

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
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Message Posted:
01/08/2011 22:34

When I came back early hours this morning, I asked my taxi driver why are there no lights on the bypass, answer we gave our electricity to Greek side. Me I just thought they had not paid the bill

bigOz


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Message Posted:
01/08/2011 22:49

Lilli!

Lilli



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Message Posted:
01/08/2011 22:52

mine too Oz, but the same man wants a better future for his kids as we all do H0w are you love xxxxx

brother



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Message Posted:
01/08/2011 23:43

Lilli, Msg.12: But at the same time isn't it amazing to have such an outlook under the circumstances the TCs have endured over time.

andre514


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Message Posted:
02/08/2011 11:41

while the tc side were unfairly oppressed,

it is nonetheless possible to understand the c. orthodox church's viewpoint



for centuries christian communities in "europe-southeast" felt they existed

only at the whim of the local ottoman administration (citation needed?)



forget for a moment that in both cyprus and malta, repressive and foreign

christian elites dominated the islands for very long periods too



but in the local mentality, the plucky orthodox church was the champion of

religion, culture, national and tribal identity

...and according to many, helped greek cypriots finance purchases of land

so well that "gc-owned" land went up from zero in 1878 to 92% by 1974



naturally the church wants to retain a dominant position in the minds of

its flock just as their polish catholic cohorts were a force capable of

uniting the people, against a foreign-backed regime in the 1980's



what is best for "cyprus" now? it all depends on whom you think you are