According to RT.com, a Feminist Russian
band have been charged with ‘Hooliganism’ and convicted to 2 years in prison,
downgraded from a possible sentence of 7 years.
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This scandal over the Russian
punk band, “P**** Riot”, ‘seems’ to have prompted an over-the-top response from
the Putin government-that is until we remember what hooded activists running
into public buildings actually symbolises to many Russians.
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Do you recall the school in Beslan,
Russia, in 2004, where hooded terrorists stormed the school in an action that
resulted in the deaths of over 300 people, 184 of whom were children? Or the
Moscow Opera House siege where at least 120 hostages died. Is it any
wonder the Russian government wants to clamp down on hooded activists?
The band claimed to be
asking the Virgin Mary to free them from Putin’s oppression? If they had any
respect for the beliefs of the many Russians who use Christ the Saviour
Cathedral, they wouldn’t have invaded the Church to launch a publicity stunt
and mockingly danced around the sacred space.
Now I’ve no problem with punk
music per se but have you read any of their lyrics? Here's a sample from the song they chose to sing:
“All parishioners are crawling
and bowing”
“The Head of the KGB is their
chief saint”
“In order not to offend the Holy
Women have to give birth and to love”
“Holy s***t, s****, Lord’s s***”
Clearly they were genuine in
their claim they didn’t mean to offend Christians.
Why is it that so called 'freedom of speech' activists always seem to defend those who trample roughshod over the beliefs of others.
Now the Church teaches 'forgiveness', but that is for those who are truly repentant; do we really believe this is the case with these women? OK, maybe 2 years is a bit harsh....personally, I'm all for their sentence being downgraded to something which serves the common good, like public street cleaning in Orange style jump suits.
Now the Church teaches 'forgiveness', but that is for those who are truly repentant; do we really believe this is the case with these women? OK, maybe 2 years is a bit harsh....personally, I'm all for their sentence being downgraded to something which serves the common good, like public street cleaning in Orange style jump suits.
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