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UN forbids use of church bells in Kosovo (because they irritate the muslims)
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Posted on 03/22/2004 3:01:25 PM PST by Seselj

Priest Velimir Stojanovic, who lives with his family in the churchyard of the Serbian Orthodox Church of St. Sava in the southern part of Kosovska Mitrovica, told Tanjug that the Greek soldiers protecting this shrine have forbidden the use of the church bells.

"Representatives of KFOR introduced this ban with the explanation that Orthodox church bells irritate the Albanians," says Father Velimir. "The last time the bells were heard was on Easter Sunday, April 15 of this year," he explained, adding that so far he has not publicized this ban because he thought it was temporary. "The church bells did not ring on Ascension Day (Spasovdan, May 25) and I think that this is not good for either the church or the people," said Father Velimir.

Every day, five times a day, the song of the muezzins from the minarets of three mosques in the southern, Albanian part of the town can be heard. A fourth mosque is open and undisturbed in the village of Zabari, near Kosovska Mitrovica.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: balkans; campaignfinance; jihad; kfor; kosovo; muslims; nato; persecution; un
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To: Tom Jefferson; backhoe; Militiaman7; BARLF; timestax; imintrouble; cake_crumb; Brad's Gramma; ...
"Representatives of KFOR introduced this ban with the explanation that Orthodox church bells irritate the Albanians,"

Every day, five times a day, the song of the muezzins from the minarets of three mosques in the southern, Albanian part of the town can be heard

No more UN for US-list

If people want on or off this list, please let me know.

21 posted on 03/22/2004 3:25:02 PM PST by knighthawk (Full of power I'm spreading my wings. I have started my journey, I'm drifting away with the wind,)
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To: Hat-Trick
UN = anti-Christan
22 posted on 03/22/2004 3:27:27 PM PST by knighthawk (Full of power I'm spreading my wings. I have started my journey, I'm drifting away with the wind,)
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To: Seselj
Interesting... thanks. I always wondered what they were saying/singing (other than "Allah is most great").
23 posted on 03/22/2004 3:27:38 PM PST by nutmeg (Why vote for Bush? Imagine Commander in Chief John F’in al-Qerry)
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To: knighthawk
Will the UN ban Muslim prayer verses from being broadcast from mosques? I doubt it.
24 posted on 03/22/2004 3:27:47 PM PST by oolatec
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To: RaceBannon; Cacique
ping
25 posted on 03/22/2004 3:28:28 PM PST by nutmeg (Why vote for Bush? Imagine Commander in Chief John F’in al-Qerry)
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To: Seselj
Islam = Bullies

26 posted on 03/22/2004 3:28:39 PM PST by jolie560
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To: SF Republican
"The sound of dynamite being detonated is irritating to me, can the UN get the Muslims to stop?"

LOL! and coming to a town near us soon, no doubt.

27 posted on 03/22/2004 3:30:54 PM PST by cricket
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To: Seselj
Does the UN have a solution for people irritated by the insanity of the Manureslamites ?

Yeah, get used to it.
28 posted on 03/22/2004 3:34:46 PM PST by F.J. Mitchell (Is a pompuus,priviliged, jetset punk ,really a proper Presidential prospect?)
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To: Seselj
Don't piss off the Muslims PING!
29 posted on 03/22/2004 3:38:10 PM PST by rogueleader
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To: Seselj

 

This will always irritate me.


30 posted on 03/22/2004 3:42:30 PM PST by Fintan (© 1950)
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To: knighthawk
UN = anti-Christian AND anti-Jewish. What's left..

PRO-MUSLIM

31 posted on 03/22/2004 4:00:24 PM PST by Sacajaweau (God Bless Our Troops!!)
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To: Seselj
This is the perfect illustration of the Demo/lib method of the use of force in an international conflict. Portray the aggressors as victims and disenfranchise the party with legitimate concerns about their rights and safety. Or, take the example of Somalia, send U.S. Forces into hostilities without proper firepower and protection because it didn't "look " or "feeeel" right internationally to overpower the warlords' with unbearable force. They just have to mix P.C. with power in every case.This was the case with Clinton, and Kerry is even more liberal. That fact alone is enough to ring MY bell.
32 posted on 03/22/2004 4:02:01 PM PST by zygoat
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To: Seselj
Sieg Allah! Phhht!

Sieg Allah! Phhht!

Sieg Allah! PHHHHHT!

Sieg--PHHHHT!, Sieg-PHHHHT!

Right in Allah's face!

Allah told Mohammad,

"You are the Master Race!"

So to love Allah

Would be a big disgrace,

So when Mohammad says,

"Sieg", go Phhhht!,

Right in Allah's face!
33 posted on 03/22/2004 4:13:01 PM PST by ApplegateRanch (The world needs more horses, and fewer Jackasses!)
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To: Seselj
This is an article from 3 years ago and it was posted here. It shows you once they (whether so-called "allies" Greeks or Russians) are in the system NATO in the former and KFOR in the later, they are allies no more and do their masters' bidding.

Now that church has just been destroyed, so they won't have to worry about hearing the bells any longer. The intolerants.

34 posted on 03/22/2004 4:19:03 PM PST by joan
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To: Seselj
I would tell the UN to shove it up their ass
35 posted on 03/22/2004 4:20:02 PM PST by The Wizard
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To: Seselj
either no bells for any one or bell for all
36 posted on 03/22/2004 4:21:04 PM PST by The Wizard
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To: ApplegateRanch
LOL. A wonderful revision of one of the best war songs in history.
37 posted on 03/22/2004 4:28:43 PM PST by Stonewall Jackson (Eagle Scout class of 1992.)
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To: Seselj
Christians under Moslem suzerainty have always been forbidden to ring church bells (at most they are allowed to use wooden clappers to summon parishioners to worship), they could not build new churches, they couldn't repair damage to churches without official permission (never forthcoming), they couldn't wear religious symbols in public but did have to wear special clothing in public identifying them as Christians, they couldn't ride a horse in the presence of a Muslim, etc. In addition, they were subject to having their children kidnapped, "converted to Islam," sold into slavery/sexually abused.

Such has been the imposition of Muslims on subjugated Christians for centuries, only now the UN is enforcing it on their behalf.

38 posted on 03/22/2004 4:30:07 PM PST by Map Kernow ("I hold that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing" ---Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Seselj

My crime? I rang the church bells.

39 posted on 03/22/2004 5:18:35 PM PST by lowbridge
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To: knighthawk
How about puting me on your list. Take care.
40 posted on 03/22/2004 5:25:20 PM PST by peter the great
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