December 30, 2019
The Honorable Donald J. Trump
President of the United States of America
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mr. President,
It is a privilege to greet you at Christmastide on behalf of the Bishops in the United States of America, members of the Episcopal Council of the Serbian Orthodox Church in North, Central and South America, praying that this appeal finds you well at the dawn of a New Year and New Decade.
Relative to the enclosed Communiqué, we call to your urgent attention the blatant abuse of Religious Freedom and the right to own property in the Republic of Montenegro. Following the passing of the “Law on Freedom of Religion or Beliefs and Legal Status of Religious Communities” by the Parliament of Montenegro, brutal confrontation has been used against peaceful Orthodox Christian protestors, who are merely attempting to shield their sacred shrines from hostile takeover.
This present law appears to be a pretext for the confiscation of religious properties erected before 1918 and without formal documentation of ownership. In the case of traditional religions, such as the Orthodox Church, which has a formal presence spanning eight centuries, this implies the loss of cultural heritage and religious patrimony.
Mr. President, gratefully you have made Religious Freedom a top priority in your foreign policy. In the name of our faithful, Serbian-American citizens and residents of the United States, we call upon you, our Government and its institutions, as well as the non-governmental sectors that monitor International Religious Freedom and Human Rights, to intervene with the Government of Montenegro to immediately cease and desist from faith-based persecution and seizure of centuries-old places of worship.
Respectfully yours,
+IRINEJ
Bishop of Eastern America
The Serbian Orthodox Church
Enc:
http://eserbia.org/montenegro/1299-communique-of-the-episcopal-council
Source:
http://eserbia.org/images/montenegro/The-Letter-to-President-Trump.pdf
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30. Π΄Π΅ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ±Π°Ρ 2019. Π³.
ΠΠΎΡΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΎΠΌ Π³. ΠΠΎΠ½Π°Π»Π΄Ρ Π. Π’ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΏΡ
ΠΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΠ΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΠΊΡ Π‘ΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ
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ΠΠΎΡΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈ Π³ΠΎΡΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π΅ ΠΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΠ΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅,
Π§Π°ΡΡ Π½Π°ΠΌ ΡΠ΅ Π΄Π° ΠΠ°Ρ Ρ ΠΈΠΌΠ΅ Π΅ΠΏΠΈΡΠΊΠΎΠΏΠ° Ρ Π‘ΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΌ ΠΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΠΊΠΈΠΌ ΠΡΠΆΠ°Π²Π°ΠΌΠ°, ΡΠ»Π°Π½ΠΎΠ²Π° ΠΠΏΠΈΡΠΊΠΎΠΏΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ ΡΠ°Π²Π΅ΡΠ° Π‘ΡΠΏΡΠΊΠ΅ ΠΡΠ°Π²ΠΎΡΠ»Π°Π²Π½Π΅ Π¦ΡΠΊΠ²Π΅ Ρ Π‘Π΅Π²Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎΡ, Π‘ΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΠΎΡ ΠΈ ΠΡΠΆΠ½ΠΎΡ ΠΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΠΈ, ΠΏΠΎΠ·Π΄ΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΠΌΠΎ Ρ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅ ΠΠΎΠΆΠΈΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΏΡΠ°Π·Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ°, ΠΌΠΎΠ»Π΅ΡΠΈ ΡΠ΅ Π΄Π° ΠΠ°Ρ ΠΎΠ²ΠΎ ΠΠ°ΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΡΠ°ΡΠ΅ Π·Π°ΡΠ΅ΠΊΠ½Π΅ Ρ Π΄ΠΎΠ±ΡΠΎΠΌ Π·Π΄ΡΠ°Π²ΡΡ, Π½Π° ΠΎΡΠ²ΠΈΡΠΊΡ ΠΠΎΠ²Π΅ Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π΅ ΠΈ ΠΠΎΠ²Π΅ Π΄Π΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅.
Π£ Π²Π΅Π·ΠΈ ΡΠ° ΠΏΡΠΈΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΌ Π‘Π°ΠΎΠΏΡΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΠΌ, ΠΆΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠΌΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ²ΠΎΠ»Π΅ΡΠΈ ΠΠ°ΡΡ Ρ ΠΈΡΠ½Ρ ΠΏΠ°ΠΆΡΡ Π½Π° ΠΎΡΡΡΡ Π·Π»ΠΎΡΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ΅Π±Ρ Π²Π΅ΡΡΠΊΠΈΡ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΠ΄Π° ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π° Π½Π° ΠΏΠΎΡΠ΅Π΄ ΠΈΠΌΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠ½Π΅ Ρ Π Π΅ΠΏΡΠ±Π»ΠΈΡΠΈ Π¦ΡΠ½ΠΎΡ ΠΠΎΡΠΈ. ΠΠ°ΠΊΠΎΠ½ ΡΡΠΎ ΡΠ΅ Π‘ΠΊΡΠΏΡΡΠΈΠ½Π° Π¦ΡΠ½Π΅ ΠΠΎΡΠ΅ ΡΡΠ²ΠΎΡΠΈΠ»Π° „ΠΠ°ΠΊΠΎΠ½ ΠΎ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈ Π²ΡΠ΅ΡΠΎΠΈΡΠΏΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΡΠ²ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠ° ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π½ΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠ°ΡΡ Π²ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΊΠΈΡ Π·Π°ΡΠ΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΡΠ°“,Π΄ΠΎΡΠ»ΠΎ ΡΠ΅ Π΄ΠΎ Π±ΡΡΡΠ°Π»Π½ΠΎΠ³ ΡΡΠΊΠΎΠ±Π° ΡΠ° ΠΌΠΈΡΠΎΡΡΠ±ΠΈΠ²ΠΈΠΌΡ ΡΠΈΡΡΠ°Π½ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌ ΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΎΡΠ»Π°Π²Π½ΠΈΠΌ Π΄Π΅ΠΌΠΎΠ½ΡΡΡΠ°Π½Π°ΡΠΈΠΌΠ°, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΈ ΡΡ ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΎ ΠΆΠ΅Π»Π΅Π»ΠΈ Π΄Π° Π·Π°ΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΠ²ΠΎΡΠ΅ ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠ΄ Π½Π°ΡΠΈΠ»Π½ΠΎΠ³ ΠΎΡΠΈΠΌΠ°ΡΠ°.
Π‘ΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΡΠ΅ ΡΡΠΈΡΠ°ΠΊ Π΄Π° ΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠ²Π°Ρ Π·Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ½ ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΎ ΠΈΠ·Π³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡ Π·Π° ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠΈΡΠΊΠ°ΡΠΈΡΡ Π²Π΅ΡΡΠΊΠΈΡ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ° ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ³Π½ΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΏΡΠ΅ 1918. Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π΅, Π·Π° ΠΊΠΎΡΠ΅ Π½Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠΈ Π·Π²Π°Π½ΠΈΡΠ½Π° Π΄ΠΎΠΊΡΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΠ° ΠΎ Π²Π»Π°ΡΠ½ΠΈΡΡΠ²Ρ. Π£ ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΡ ΡΡΠ°Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π°Π»Π½ΠΈΡ Π²Π΅ΡΠ°, ΠΏΠΎΠΏΡΡ ΠΡΠ°Π²ΠΎΡΠ»Π°Π²Π½Π΅ Π¦ΡΠΊΠ²Π΅, ΠΊΠΎΡΠ° ΠΈΠΌΠ° ΠΈΡΡΠΎΡΠΈΡΡΠΊΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΈΡΡΡΡΠ²ΠΎ ΠΊΠΎΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠ±ΡΡ Π²Π°ΡΠ° ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΎΠ΄ ΠΎΠ΄ ΠΎΡΠ°ΠΌ Π²Π΅ΠΊΠΎΠ²Π°, ΡΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΡΠ°Π·ΡΠΌΠ΅Π²Π° Π³ΡΠ±ΠΈΡΠ°ΠΊ Π²Π΅ΡΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ Π½Π°ΡΠ»Π΅ΡΠ° ΠΈ ΠΊΡΠ»ΡΡΡΠ½Π΅ Π±Π°ΡΡΠΈΠ½Π΅.
ΠΠΎΡΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Π΅ ΠΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΠ΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΡΠ΅, Π²Π΅Π»ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ΄ΡΡΠ½ΠΎ Π‘ΡΠ΅ ΡΡΠΈΠ½ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ Π²Π΅ΡΡΠΊΡ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΠ΄Ρ Π³Π»Π°Π²Π½ΠΈΠΌ ΠΏΡΠΈΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΠ°ΡΠ΅ ΡΠΏΠΎΡΠ½Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠΈΠΊΠ΅. Π£ ΠΈΠΌΠ΅ Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡ Π²Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠ°, ΡΡΠΏΡΠΊΠΎ-Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΠΊΠΈΡ Π³ΡΠ°ΡΠ°Π½Π° ΠΈ ΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΎΠ²Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ° Π‘ΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΠΊΠΈΡ ΠΡΠΆΠ°Π²Π°, ΠΏΠΎΠ·ΠΈΠ²Π°ΠΌΠΎ ΠΠ°Ρ, Π½Π°ΡΡ Π²Π»Π°Π΄Ρ ΠΈ ΡΠ΅Π½Π΅ ΠΈΠ½ΡΡΠΈΡΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅, ΠΊΠ°ΠΎ ΠΈ ΡΠ²Π΅ Π½Π΅Π²Π»Π°Π΄ΠΈΠ½Π΅ ΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΎΡΠ΅ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΈ Π½Π°Π΄Π³Π»Π΅Π΄Π°ΡΡ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠ½Π°ΡΠΎΠ΄Π½Ρ Π²Π΅ΡΡΠΊΡ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΠ΄Ρ ΠΈ ΡΡΠ΄ΡΠΊΠ° ΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π°, Π΄Π° ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ²Π΅Π½ΠΈΡΡ ΠΊΠΎΠ΄ Π²Π»Π°Π΄Π΅ Π¦ΡΠ½Π΅ ΠΠΎΡΠ΅, Π΄Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ Ρ ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ°Π½Π΅ ΠΈ ΠΎΠ΄ΡΡΡΠ°Π½Π΅ΠΎΠ΄ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ½ΡΡΠ²Π° ΠΊΠΎΡΠ΅ ΡΠΈΠ½ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎ Π²Π΅ΡΡΠΊΠΎΡ ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²ΠΈ, ΠΈ ΠΎΠ΄ ΠΎΠ΄ΡΠ·ΠΈΠΌΠ°ΡΠ°, Π²Π΅ΠΊΠΎΠ²a ΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡ , Π±ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠΌΠΎΡΠ°.
Π‘ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΠ΅ΠΌ,
/Ρ.Ρ./ +ΠΠ ΠΠΠΠ
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