Posted on 10/11/2018 8:02:05 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
The ancient mythical Greek island of Lesbos is today better known as anchorage ground for human traffickers and the problems and conflicts that have arisen in connection with the boat traffic.
It is now reported that a large cross monument on the Greek Orthodox Christian island has been levelled to the ground. This after a group claiming to promote intercultural coexistence argued that the cross could be perceived as offensive to the predominantly Muslim boat migrants.
The cross monument was built on the cliffs of Apellia, beneath the castle of Mytilene, in memory of people who have died in the sea. According to the local coexistence group, however, the cross was offensive because many who have drowned, and many migrants on the island are not Christians.
The local newspaper on the island reports that the group has also received support from some aid organisations that expressed similar negative opinions about the cross-shaped memorial monument.
A letter was sent to the Islands port minister and mayor, in which the coexistence group claimed that the cross was placed there to prevent migrants from swimming.
The letter stated that the initiators of the monument were aspiring crusaders with racist and intolerant motives who abused the Christian cross, which should be a symbol of love and sacrifice. And they therefore called for the monument to be demolished.
And that was what happened. Just a few days later, at night, the whole monument was levelled to the ground. The demolished remains of the cross remain as rubble on the site.
The attack by the coexistence group on the monument and the demolition of it has aroused strong reactions in large parts of the local population who believe that the deed goes against the Christian religious beliefs shared by a majority of the inhabitants of the Island.
Woman poet Sappho was from Lesbos Hence the source of the term for homosexual women as she was allegedly overly fond of her own sex.
The spirits of LaVallette and his Knights Hospitaller who defended Malta alone against the muslim hordes of Suleiman the Magnificent must be thrilled to see that christian symbols are being demolished because muslims don’t like them.
Did anyone else initially mis-read the headline like I did?
I assumed that a story about large, cross lesbos had to do with more of those stupid anti-Kavanaugh protests.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZGAPbzUiqM
Let's see if they can get these statues toppled:
What was that about intercultural coexistence again? I can't hear you over the sound of Christian culture being destroyed.
Did they destroy the Cross legally, or illegally? It’s totally wrong either way, but I am wondering if the perpetrators can be arrested and the Cross rebuilt. Whoever was behind this need consequence.
Islam is a war plan. Don’t capitulate.
So fuching what if godam savage moslems are offended or not?
PC lunacy .
They are similar to the LIB lunatics .
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Its OK, crosses are sungod worship, not ‘christian’ in any way.
Yeshua was hung on a “T” bar that was dropped on top of a post that was permanently set in the rock.
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Get the damn Muslims OUT!!!!
Where’s the 300 when you need them?
Muslims are for killing; all of them.
Wait a minute... Ive seen this movie before!
So much for coexistence. More leftist hypocrisy.
In the original source https://www.lesvosnews.gr/32506/poy-vadizoyme-gkremisan-to-stayro-stin-apeli-ellines-christianoi-theloyn-na-stithei-ekei-enas-terastios-stayros/
it is stated that
1) the crucifix was build in September 2018
2) it was vandalized by “someone”
3) appeals have been made to the Greek Orthodox Church to open an account for people to donate money for a new larger crucifix
“someone” is trying to make a mountain out of a molehill, why?
Shameful.
If immigrants don’t like it here, then get the heck out.
1 Corinthians 1:18
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