Muslims of Karelia oppose the arrival of Boris Moiseev to the republic

The Spiritual Board of Muslims of Karelia opposes the visit of Boris Moiseev to the republic. In this regard, they sent an appeal to the Minister for National Policy and Relations with Religious Associations Andrei Manin, the Russian Islamic Heritage reports .

The document says that Muslims consider Moiseev's arrival "an open challenge to society thrown by this preacher of Sodomy, an ideologue of corruption. Muslims of Karelia protest against Moiseev's visit to the republic, no matter how plausible goals it may be accompanied. In connection with the above, I ask you to do everything it is up to you to fix the urgent problems."

The leader of the Karelian Muslims also spoke out against "sex education" in schools. “Today, in the schools of our republic, children receive sexual education, which only leads to a greater interest in sexual life and the establishment of extramarital relationships. The immature mind of a child does not yet understand how soon his disappointment is, how close he is to spiritual devastation and the destruction of the ideals of family, parenthood and childhood. We ask you to help improve the moral and ethical foundations of our society," the mufti's appeal to the minister says.

The Muslims of Karelia are asking the minister "to promote the improvement of the moral foundations of our society."

The Russian Orthodox Church supported the Karelian Muslims in protest against B. Moiseev's speech in the republic, Rosbalt-Sever reports . "It is impossible not to understand the feelings of Muslim believers who are outraged by the activity of a person who publicly promotes homosexual pseudo-culture," Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, deputy chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, said, commenting on the statement of the Karelian mufti.

The representative of the Russian Orthodox Church expressed regret that in Russia today the legal mechanisms protecting public morality are very weak.

Recall that various religious organizations regularly hold protests against B. Moiseyev's concerts in various regions.

On April 24, the Karelian branch of the "Youth Human Rights Group" declared its disagreement with the position of Mufti of Karelia Visam Ali Bardvil. "The Mufti has every right to express his private opinion, but he must think about how his words will affect the perception of Islam by non-Muslims," ​​the organization said in a statement.

Human rights activists believe that many Russians today see Islam only as "terrorism, Islamic fundamentalism, and it is possible that aggressive homophobia will also be added to this list." "Is this really what the mufti is trying to achieve? Is this what Islam should be associated with?" - Ask the authors of the statement.

Sources

• Muslims of Karelia protest against Boris Moiseev's visit to the republic // Russian Islamic heritage. 2008. April 22.
• Russian Orthodox Church supported Karelian Muslims // Rosbalt-Sever. 2008. April 23.