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originally posted by: DeadSeraph
I just became aware of this through VICE News:
Well there it is. Meet the new boss, same as the older boss. It would seem soviet style persecution of protestants has made a return to eastern Ukraine (and presumably, Crimea). How can those who defend the rebellion in Ukraine claim that they are defending their own people from the "fascist" Ukrainians, when they are persecuting their own people with the other hand?
What will be the claims from the Pro Putin Peanut Gallery? "Western Propaganda"? "Faked footage"? Or maybe the protestants are "funded by the CIA"? Maybe they are "Junta" Christians?
I find this absolutely deplorable. I didn't need more evidence of thuggery by the DPR and their ilk, but it just keeps coming out. How anyone can support such a movement is beyond me. But I guess if you yearn for the "good old days" of the Soviet Union, it's a step in the right direction?
The predictable crowd will come along shortly to tell you that you should stop your Christian whining because there is nothing to see here, move along. Or they'll tell you that we somehow earned it. Or they'll tell you that we have an imagined persecution complex.
originally posted by: undo
what do they mean by the "orthodox" church? is it catholic vs. protestant?
originally posted by: undo
a reply to: BuzzyWigs
beautiful avatar. doesn't match your attitude atm, however. just for the record, none of the people in this thread have ever done anything wrong to you. just a reality check.
I was thinking the same thing! Like, Wow, where did that hostility come from???
originally posted by: BuzzyWigs
a reply to: noeltrotsky
I was thinking the same thing! Like, Wow, where did that hostility come from???
Feel free to peruse my post/thread history.
Funny - I was thinking: Like, Wow, how and when did the Protestant Christians win the decision that they get to be the most put-upon segment of this country's population? Wow, and what about the homeless, the hungry, the jobless, the poverty stricken, the sexually enslaved, the underemployed, the exploited, the Veterans ...what about them?
Nice chatting with you. Have a great weekend.
originally posted by: BuzzyWigs
a reply to: noeltrotsky
I was thinking the same thing! Like, Wow, where did that hostility come from???
Feel free to peruse my post/thread history.
Funny - I was thinking: Like, Wow, how and when did the Protestant Christians win the decision that they get to be the most put-upon segment of this country's population? Wow, and what about the homeless, the hungry, the jobless, the poverty stricken, the sexually enslaved, the underemployed, the exploited, the Veterans ...what about them?
Nice chatting with you. Have a great weekend.
PROTEST-ants started when the printing press was created, the bible was then printed in german and english, and people got to read what was actually in the bible, for the first time. they were shocked and began to protest, all over europe, since the vatican had added all kinds of laws you could get killed/punished/ostracized for that just weren't in the text of the bible, or were no longer applicable. this was what ignited the inquisition. many protestants were burned to death by the vatican as well as pagans, jews and other non catholic groups.