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Influence of the Greek Orthrodox Church

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Postby Malapapa » Tue Dec 01, 2009 1:21 am

Get Real! wrote:Well, it looks like nobody is interested in discussing the Orthodox church KiwiDude, so how about we change the question to the more interesting:

Is God gay? :lol:



When God made straights, she was only joking.
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Postby Get Real! » Tue Dec 01, 2009 1:25 am

Malapapa wrote:
Get Real! wrote:Well, it looks like nobody is interested in discussing the Orthodox church KiwiDude, so how about we change the question to the more interesting:

Is God gay? :lol:

When God made straights, she was only joking.

Couldn’t have thought it through much because only straights can breed… I guess Adam was the first joke that backfired!
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Postby Oracle » Tue Dec 01, 2009 1:25 am

Here you go Expat ... found the article which proves the Church is doing what every other GC is doing and going after Turkey in the COURTS!

Cyprus church sues Turkey over occupied north

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS

2009-11-24 12:22 AM

The Greek Orthodox church of Cyprus has sued Turkey in a European court for allegedly preventing worship at religious sites in the divided island's breakaway Turkish Cypriot north, a church lawyer said Monday.

The lawsuit with the European Court of Human Rights concerns 520 churches, monasteries, chapels and cemeteries the church lost when Turkey invaded in 1974, after a coup by supporters of union with Greece, said Simos Angelides, a lawyer representing the church.

The Orthodox Christian faithful cannot worship at these sites because they are either derelict or have been converted into mosques, army barracks, stables or nightclubs, Angelides said.

Turkish officials were not immediately available for comment.
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Postby Malapapa » Tue Dec 01, 2009 1:33 am

Get Real! wrote:
Malapapa wrote:
Get Real! wrote:Well, it looks like nobody is interested in discussing the Orthodox church KiwiDude, so how about we change the question to the more interesting:

Is God gay? :lol:

When God made straights, she was only joking.

Couldn’t have thought it through much because only straights can breed… I guess Adam was the first joke that backfired!


The best prank was when She buried all those dinosaur fossils.
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Postby SKI-preo » Tue Dec 01, 2009 1:38 am

THe Church has a big voice and Cyprus has a larger weekly church attendance than say NZ but when the Church weighs into political issues it is often mocked.

The issues the church raise are mainly legal as opposed to political or diplomatic issues. For example can a political or diplomatic process apply to the legalization of desecration of 550 religious buildings and hundreds of christian grave sites. Is religious persecution something that can even fall within the scope of a political/diplomatic process?
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Postby YFred » Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:28 am

Malapapa wrote:
Get Real! wrote:
Malapapa wrote:
Get Real! wrote:Well, it looks like nobody is interested in discussing the Orthodox church KiwiDude, so how about we change the question to the more interesting:

Is God gay? :lol:

When God made straights, she was only joking.

Couldn’t have thought it through much because only straights can breed… I guess Adam was the first joke that backfired!


The best prank was when She buried all those dinosaur fossils.

What is it with all these she references to god for FFS. God's a man and you know it.
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Postby CBBB » Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:03 am

YFred wrote:
Malapapa wrote:
Get Real! wrote:
Malapapa wrote:
Get Real! wrote:Well, it looks like nobody is interested in discussing the Orthodox church KiwiDude, so how about we change the question to the more interesting:

Is God gay? :lol:

When God made straights, she was only joking.

Couldn’t have thought it through much because only straights can breed… I guess Adam was the first joke that backfired!


The best prank was when She buried all those dinosaur fossils.

What is it with all these she references to god for FFS. God's a man and you know it.


But does she?
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Postby GeorgeV97qaue » Tue Dec 01, 2009 2:51 pm

Viewpoint wrote:
Malapapa wrote:
Expatkiwi wrote:I know that complaints about Church discrimination in Greece reached the EU, and I know that a lot of former Cypriot land in the TRNC was church-owned, so the GOC does have a vested interest. Is it not unreasonable to assume that their views on the issue are not going to be ignored by the government?


What do you mean? When did land in the north of Cyprus stop being Cypriot? How did that happen? And did the owners give their permission?


Only one way of getting it back peacefully...a comprehensive solution.


Ive got a solution for you VP. Go and F@ck yourself.

I was once willing to share the island with you BBF. But your attitude stinks you are just as bad as the head cases your side voted in. What was I thinking Oracle , B25 your both right Turks cant be trusted.
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Re: Influence of the Greek Orthrodox Church

Postby denizaksulu » Tue Dec 01, 2009 3:40 pm

YFred wrote:
Malapapa wrote:
Expatkiwi wrote:I hear stories about 'the power behind' the throne' in Cyprus, which of course means the Greek Orthrodox Church. If the Church is influencing the secular government in an overt way - particularly in regards to the Cyprus Problem - would it then be fait to say that the Republic of Cyprus resembles more of a theocracy than a democracy?


God's communist after all.

Oh no he is not. He is a Muslim.


Who circumcised it? or does he know the Kelime-i shahadet or the Fatiha? :lol:
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Postby FragnaticDeath » Tue Dec 01, 2009 3:43 pm

Turks can never be trusted. Just look into their history. And how can you turn a church into a nightclub? Dont you respect anything around you?

Its like me going to take a piss on one of your muslims idols wtv.

I met lots of turks and they are all the same shit. Stupid and usually don't know what their talking about.

And btw in turkey casinos are illegal and at the north side legalized? hmm.. your only thinking about our money and treasures so go fuck yourselfs in your muslim hell
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