Bulgarian Bishop Hands Medals to 'Defenders of Christianity' from Gays

Dan82 · Sep 7, 2010

http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=119878

The bishop of Bulgaria's Plovdiv, Nikolay, has presented orders for "defending" Christian values to a controversial mayor and a notorious prosecutor, who were recently involved with anti-gay policies.

Bulgarian Orthodox Church bishop Nikolay, who is known for his hardline stance on religion issues, has given the highest order of the Plovdiv Bishopric, "Holy Apostle Hermas", to the Mayor of the city of Pazarzhik Todor Popov and the Pazardzhik Prosecutor Stefan Yanev.

He praised them for their contribution to "standing up for Christian values, defending Orthodox Christian morality and spirituality, the sanctity of marriage, family, and statehood."

About a month ago, the local authorities in Pazardzhik stirred a controversy after coming up with an order banning the displays of one's sexuality in public, a measure which was directed at homosexuals. The ordinance came about a month after Bulgaria's third ever gay pride parade in Sofia that rallied several hundred people in June...

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haelmarie · Sep 7, 2010

What an asshole.

Leon481 · Sep 7, 2010

Well i guess that's what you can expect from the Orthodox Churches. They are a very, very, very strict group.

Nitro · Sep 7, 2010

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I would laugh at the sight of this being applied to everyone. Maybe start by arresting pregnant women in public?

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