Russian foreign minister condemns rising anti-Christianity in the West
March 03, 2015
Speaking in Geneva, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov lamented growing pressures on Christians in the West.
“I can't leave out problems which Christians have been experiencing in many counties, where it is deemed politically incorrect to speak about one's Christian identity and where Christian values, the nucleus of European civilization, are being shunned,” he said, according to the Interfax news agency.
“Aggressive secularism is picking up pace, and the notions of moral decency and traditional ethnic, cultural and religious identity are being eroded,” he added. “Vandalism and the desecration of churches and temples, sacred places, cemeteries and Christian symbols are becoming increasingly common. Believers find it increasingly difficult to openly defend their faith.”
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