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From commenter Tsar Lazar:
...look at the current plight of the Orthodox in Kosovo and Byzantium (Istanbul), the Copts and other Christians in Egypt and the rest of the Middle East---indeed, the severe restrictions imposed upon any non-Muslims in any nation dominated by Islam. The myth of “Islamic tolerance” is widespread and currently in vogue, and the historical and contemporary realities are grossly ignored by the media.
...I am Serbian Orthodox (though not an Ethnic Serb) and I have many friends that make regular trips to Jugoslavija. Many Christian churches (both Roman Catholic and Orthodox) were destroyed by Muslim militias during the Balkan Wars in the 80s and 90s. The Albanian Muslims continue to desecrate and destroy churches and monasteries in the Kosovo region of Serbia---and all is done while NATO troops look on. As an American citizen I am appalled at the US role in Kosovo, for although the forces there are saving Christian lives, their mandate does not allow them to protect holy sites, including several that are central to Serbian Orthodoxy.
I also have two good friends who were present in Constantinople (Istanbul) during anti-Christian pogroms a few months ago. These are common occurances which are never reported in the mainstream media, and which our government overlooks since Turkey is a long-standing NATO ally. I am very pro-US, but there are times when my heart aches at some of the deals we make.
