Re: Bulgaria: A Mob of Bigoted Orthodox Believers Have Attacked a Group of Evangelicals

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Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 09:54:54 +0300 (EEST)
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Subject: Re: Bulgaria: A Mob of Bigoted Orthodox Believers Have Attacked a Group of Evangelicals

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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
 
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