Head of Russian Orthodox Church blames gay pride for rise of ISIS
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has claimed that terrorism is being fuelled partly by āhonest peopleā who are upset with gays.
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, made the comments in an interview posted to the Churchās official website.
In the interview, translated by an LGBT church group, he claimed that while many of those fighting in Syria are motivated by greed or the desire to conquer, many of them are āhonest peopleā who join out of ātruly religious groundsā
He mused: āAnd what could be the reason? Have we ever stopped to think about it?
āYou become a fighter for the Caliphate. So whatās a Caliphate?
āIt is a society centered around faith and God where people follow religious laws.
āYou are creating a civilization that is new by comparison to the established one that is godless, secular and even radical in its secularism.ā
He claimed: āWhat we are seeing now is this godless civilization is reaching maturity, in as much by through the will of the people, who proclaim it the highest of virtues but then wearing a cross is banned.
āWe can have parades for the sexual minorities ā that is supported, but a million French Christian protestors defending family values are broken up by police.
āIf you call non-traditional relationships a sin, as the Bible teaches and you are a priest or pastor, then you risk not only your ability to serve but you may be sent to prison.ā
āI could offer more simply frightening examples of how the godless civilization is growing yet here they are drawing attention to young people being converted by extremists.
āLook how they build the world ā an unholy world, but we invite you to build Godās world.
āAnd they respond to that; it is for this they give their lives.ā
