By (AP, November 6, 2012)
Extracted from http://wwrn.org/articles/38523/
Opposition lawmakers and human rights groups are criticizing German Chancellor Angela Merkel for claiming that Christianity is "the most persecuted religion worldwide."
Lawmaker Jerzy Montag of the opposition Greens party on Tuesday described Merkel's comments as "mistaken" and "not very helpful".
Rights campaigners said ranking faiths according to how persecuted they are is pointless.
Human Rights Watch noted that Muslims in Myanmar, members of Falun Gong in China and Jews in many countries worldwide also face persecution.
Merkel's comments came at a meeting of the German Protestant Church late Monday in which she emphasized Germany needed to protect Christian minorities as part of its foreign policy.
Merkel, the daughter of a pastor, also spoke out against strict separation of church and state and said Europe was built on Christian foundations.
I think they are crazy for criticizing her because she is right. Christianity was the first religon to become worldwide so they should stop judging.
ReplyDeleteI dont think that religion should be based just on how much it is criticized. Every religion is criticized not just Christianity.
ReplyDeleteI feel that all religions are persecuted, not just Christianity. It all depends on what religion you are, as to what one feels is more persecuted. If I'm a Jew then Jews and their religions are the most persecuted, If Muslim, then Muslims practices and beliefs are the most persecuted...
ReplyDeletei disagree with the pastors daugther . However i do agre with Sarah that every religion is criticized
ReplyDeleteI dont agree with Sharon at all. Im a christian and I dont feel that Christianity is more persecuted. I feel that Muslims are the more persecuted and discriminated against unfortunately.
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