Outrageous Statement Against Lord Krishna by Russian Orthodox Church
BY: STAFF CORRESPONDENT
Dec 02, MOSCOW (INTERFAX) — Archbishop Nikon: Construction of Krishnaite temple in Moscow insults
Russian religious culture.
Moscow, November 30, Interfax - Archbishop Nikon of Ufa and Sterlitamak again asked Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov to prevent construction of a Krishnaite temple in the capital city.
‘Sectarians and various ‘human rights activists’ whose activity for some reason is always anti-Russian and anti-Orthodox are exerting unprecedented pressure on you as they did last year,’ the archbishop’s statement reads.
‘However, - he continued, - we ask you to think about this ‘Krishna’ god, who is worshipped by the so called ‘angel-like nice people’, the Ufa diocese missionary department reports.
Christians, Jews and Muslims clearly understand the Satan nature of Krishna, the archbishop is quoted as saying to the Russian Line web-site on Wednesday.
‘Construction of the temple to Krishna offends our religious feelings and insults the thousand-year religious culture of Russia where the overwhelming majority of people, Christians and Muslims including, consider Krishna an evil demon, the personified power of hell opposing God’, the author thinks.
He also noted that ‘sectarians are multiplying, who consider Brooklyn, Solt Lake City and Indian ashrams their homeland. They hate their own culture and history and think service to their state and its defense are a grave sin’.
