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[devil]

Church to build solar panel factory

The Greek Orthodox Church in Cyprus has announced plans to invest $234m (£115m) in solar energy.

Archbishop Chrysostomos II said the church would build a factory that would make photo-voltaic panels to capture the sun's energy.

As an engineer and scientist, I doubt whether this could be made profitable. We have insufficient expertise in hi-tech technology and would have to import it. The trained personnel would want more than £600/month to come here!

It would take several years to come on line, by which time, with other factories already under construction, the market will be saturated with panels from the Far East. I cannot see how it could work profitably.

In addition, the processes require vast quantities of ultra-pure water. From where?

I'm sure the Church could employ its resources better looking after the spiritual and material welfare of its members instead of trying to be industrial moguls. I can find no justification in the Bible for such a move.

[humanist]

oh well at least their doing something useful, unlike the wine making business. The manufacturing wine for profit and long term social implications. That is so irresponsible.

[Eliko]

devil, didn't Jesus Christ scatter the stalls in the temple the last time he visited one ?.

Seems like he objected to the use of the holy buildings for commercial use, the church HAS become very rich due to many business enterprises since that event, they need finance to spread the word of peace and good will to all, trouble is, the system doesn't seem to be working very well these days.

Apparently the REAL message of Christ (and others) has suffuered some distortion since those early times.

[Eliko]

humanist, I KNOW you to be a very sensitive and thoughtful member of this forum (your responses do carry the weight to substantiate such a statement).

May I therefore comment on your use of foul language in your latest post, I really think it is quite unneccessary as there are certainly bound to be many young persons and devout Worshippers attracted by the title of this thread.

I am not offering this comment as an insult to you, I merely think you have let yourself down slightly this time, (as I am sure I have done in the past). Best Wishes.

[karma]

Church to build solar panel factory

The Greek Orthodox Church in Cyprus has announced plans to invest $234m (£115m) in solar energy.

I'm sure the Church could employ its resources better looking after the spiritual and material welfare of its members instead of trying to be industrial moguls. I can find no justification in the Bible for such a move.

it may sound very extreme but after having lived in both countries many years, I see many similarities between the Turkish Army and the Greek Orthodox Church...hypocrisy rules..

[LENA]

oh well at least their doing something useful, unlike the wine making business. The fucking cunts manufacturing wine for profit and long term social implications. That is so irresponsible.

Andrea mou .... watch your language honey.

And I do agree with you at least they are doing something useful...We all know how much money the church has....how much land and etc...but at least they decided to use them to something good...and not just increase the amount.

Well done the to Archbishop. I guess this is the first one who want to do that.

[twinkle]

Solar energy...helping the environment....why did they just change and increase their fleet of cars? Why aren't they driving hybrids and only driving 5 or 7 series BMWs???? Hypocrites. They are just men, society has made them in to Gods. Why do you have to kiss their hand? Its all BS. The whole system of modern day religion...sucks!!!.

[LENA]

Solar energy...helping the environment....why did they just change and increase their fleet of cars? Why aren't they driving hybrids and only driving 5 or 7 series BMWs???? Hypocrites. They are just men, society has made them in to Gods. Why do you have to kiss their hand? Its all BS. The whole system of modern day religion...sucks!!!.

Twinkle calm down...if you dont wish to kiss their hands dont do it...they dont force you...yes the drive BMWs...yes they do have lots of money...some of them are hypocrites...and yes they do lots of other things apart from what you said above...but not all of them....and they do help people every now and then....


I know that they help people to study, they helped people to get a house etc...well probably are people who they knew or something like that...but they help with those money they own.


I believe in church and my religion not that much to the persons they practice it.

[Chimera]

Religion has been the source of most major wars and conflicts. If not directly then by subverting and dividing people.

Admittedly, the Greek Orthodox church has been less responsible (if at all)for any such atrocities - more concerned with education and its spread than some other religions.

Showing the way by attempting towards greener, renewable energy sources shows how contemporary and concerned about real issues the Orthodox church tries to be.

Are they concerned with profitability?

Or, are they just doing their bit for the environment?

[Bill]

Yes the greek orthodox church is rich -- very rich -- but if they are so rich why do they take the last few cents from many old ladies pockets .

I was sat outside a village church last saturday and overheard a lady who had brought her sick granddaughter to the side entrance of the church to be blessed -- the priest made a quick blessing and relieved the lady of five pounds --

Hmm not a bad business better than working for a living and you get a bmw as a works car too .

Bill