For Baptism, blessed water was forcibly provided to all residents of Nakhodka, regardless of religion

On January 19, at the Yekaterinovsky water intake of Nakhodka, the rite of the great consecration of water was performed on the occasion of the Orthodox feast of Epiphany. As a result, all residents of Nakhodka, regardless of confessional affiliation, received blessed water.

Most Muslims reacted calmly to this initiative: "they drank the water as they always drink - boiled and with the name of Allah." "We had doubts about whether it would be correct to wash linen, including dirty work clothes, with this water. In the end, we decided that nothing terrible would happen," several Muslim families replied.

There were no protests from the Muslims, but several Far Eastern publications burst out with "hurray-publications on the topic" How to annoy the infidels "," Islam.ru noted with reference to Muslim Press.

Sources

• "Holy water" did not harm the Muslims of Nakhodka // Islam.ru. 2008. January 21. (With reference to Muslim-press)