--- In The-Old-Calendarist@yahoogroups.com, "politischristos5" <politischristos5@...> wrote:
Dear List members I urge you to send your COMPLAINT to the President
of the Russian federation, Mr. Dimitry Medvedev.
I am enclosing a block letter. Send it to the following website:
http://www.kremlin.ru/eng/articles/send ... ng1a.shtml
To His Excellency
The President of the Russian Federation
Mr. Dimitry Medvedev
The Kremlin, Moscow
Your Excellency:
As a an Orthodox Christian, I was greatly saddened to hear that
in a court of the Russian Federation it was decided to take away
the Churches of ROAC(Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church) based
in Suzdal and hand them over to the Moscow Patriarchate.
These dilapidated buildings were allocated to ROAC twenty years ago
by the authorities and ROAC under the most adverse conditions and
strenuous economic circumstances has restored them to Churches
dedicated in the worship of the Lord. The court decision amounts
to just plain stealing of these properties.
There are many more dilapidated buildings in Suzdal (formerly
Churches) which are waiting some day to be restored into Churches
again and which are under government jurisdiction. They can be
handed to the Moscow Patriarchate and the MP, using its vast
resources, can restore them once again into Churches. Why should
they be handed somebody else's hard work?
It is only logical to ask the question as to what happened to the
freedom of religion and conscience. After all, ROAC is pronouncing
unadulterated Orthodoxy which is the official religion in Russia .
Their only sin is the belief that the present day MP is Stalin's
creation and thus it is in illegitimate church without the Grace of
the Holy Spirit. It is clear that this decision has nothing to do
with applying justice and everything to do about silencing voices of
opposition to the MP.
Why is ROAC being continuously persecuted in every conceivable way,
the latest of which is to take its Churches and drive it once again
into the catacombs? Hasn't Russia suffered enough during the many
dark years of Godless regimes? Why prolong the misery for a segment
of the Russian population and make them refuges of consciousness in
their own country? Aren't they Russian citizens deserving protection
under Russian law like those who follow the Moscow Patriarchate?
As a President of a country with a long and rich history as an
Orthodox nation, you have a special privilege but also a unique
responsibility in protecting the Orthodox in general and those who
have dedicated their lives in the service of God. As such, I trust
that you will find in your conscience the same objections that I do
regarding this court decision. I therefore add my voice to those who
urge you to intervene so that these Churches remain with ROAC and
prevent a clear violation of basic human rights.
Respectfully,
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