The status of Christians in Turkey has long been difficult. Greek Christians in Turkey have dwindled to fewer than 5,000, from an estimated 180,000 in 1923.
Much of the difficulty revolves around the Orthodox patriarchate, which is forbidden by law to train new priests or to elect a new leader who is not a Turkish citizen.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT TURKEY IS TRYING TO "STARVE" CHRISTIANITY WITHIN ITS BORDERS.
THINK ABOUT THAT AS YOU HEAR TURKISH POLITICIANS CRITICIZE THE POPE AND TURKISH TERRORISTS HIJACK PLANES.
2006-10-03 07:11:06 · 8 answers · asked by FERNANDO 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Now please shut up about the Pope and plane hijack. It turned out that the guy who hijacked the plane is a Christian, and the reason for his crime is that he doesn't want to do his military service. How do you like this? You're so ready to play the drama queen. If today the members of any religion are humiliated, made fun of, treated as terrorists, blamed for every damn thing, it's for sure not the Christians.
You really should just shut up about Turkey when you have no idea.
And here updated news says that: the guy is a Catholic guy who doesn't want to serve as a soldier in a Muslim country. And he's protesting Pope because he wrote a letter to Pope telling this and that Pope didn't do anything about this. I'm quite enjoying this news.
2006-10-03 09:57:50 · answer #1 · answered by Earthling 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
You write that as if those Greeks were forced to conversion or something. They were relocated to Greece because of 1923 population exchange between Greece and Turkey.
Now that the terrorist turns out to be a christian, I am curious if you are ashamed because of your prejudice or not.
2006-10-04 01:48:25 · answer #2 · answered by maximusmeridius 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
easy to talking about when u dont know anything. im asking u what does it mean "laic" ? do u know? if u dont know learn it. Turkey is laic country and elect leader train new priests in people forbidden by laws for muslims or for cristians also wearing hijab giving a religional lessons etc. etc. forbidden for muslims.
all religional movements r illegal and forbidden by laws. so respect our laws.
and learn about Turkish terrorist who HIJACK PLANES. he is cristian
and u r totally idiot
2006-10-03 19:38:37 · answer #3 · answered by amaannnnn 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The pope should shut up when it comes to Greeks. His predessessor, Innocent III, ordered the capture of Constantinople in 1204...
2006-10-03 14:25:53 · answer #4 · answered by NC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you know that during the Crusades European Christians attacked, pillaged, killed, etc. eastern Christians in Byzantine?
I think you are part of the problem, if everything is "US vs. THEM" no one is going to "win".
2006-10-03 15:26:37 · answer #5 · answered by Crystal P 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Turkey isn't the only country that does that.
2006-10-03 14:22:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
And why is that,because Christians teach and have the truth,and all those other countries are intimidated by the gospel of Jesus Christ.
2006-10-03 14:20:09 · answer #7 · answered by donangelo 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
wow that is terrible...
2006-10-03 14:19:37 · answer #8 · answered by PrincessP 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋