Authorities in Moscow arrested dozens
of gay rights activists on Saturday as they attempted to hold a Gay
Pride demonstration.
Sky
News reported that at least 30 activists were being held by
police after they defied a city order banning such protests.
The activists targeted Russia's lower
house of parliament, where lawmakers are considering a bill which
would criminalize “public actions aimed at propaganda of pederasty,
lesbianism, bisexuality and transgenderism among minors.” It also
seeks to ban public events which promote gay rights, such as Gay
Pride parades and gay rights demonstrations.
In attempting to unfurl banners
denouncing the Kremlin-backed anti-gay legislation, the protesters
were attacked by Orthodox Catholic Christian vigilantes carrying icons and
crosses.
Earlier this month, a 22-year-old man
from Volgograd was
allegedly tortured and killed after he came out gay to two male
friends he knew since childhood. And last week, Catholic priests in black
robes led an attack on a Gay Pride march in Georgia, sending 14
people to the hospital. While 4 men have been arrested, none of them
were identified as a member of the clergy.
What hasn't been reported, is the fact these priest organized this protest and even joined forces side by side with neo-nazi skinheads, yelling hate speech and threatening deadly violence against the pride petitioners.
2 comments:
I enjoy your blog and generally agree with your commentary. However, it seems to me that you do not understand the difference between Catholic Christianity and Orthodox Christianity. These split from each other in 1054. The Pope has no influence over Orthodoxy.
In your discussion over the attack in the Country of Georgia, you mention it was led by "Catholic" or "Orthodox Catholic" ( no such combination exists)priests. No, it was led by Orthodox priests.
Not that I am saying the Catholic hierarchy is any more tolerant, as you point out in statements of US Conference of Catholic Bishops, but place the blame where it properly belongs.
Also, I do think your caption under the picture of a group giving a Heil salute, as "Mein Kampf" being taught in Catholic seminaries is a bit "over the top".
Hiya Tom, tho I get your point, here's mine, the orthodoxy may have split from the main branch, but their methods and practices are almost identical, so whats the difference?
As for the photo, the statement was valid since the pic was an actual tweeted photo from the *event* showing 2 priest giving the nazi salute while spouting death threats to homosexuals...you may have found my statement a little troubling, but I find any religion that supports fascism more than a little disturbing.
All in all, I'd say I was being rather reserved with my comments.
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