Residents of the Moscow district of Strogino protest against the construction of an Orthodox church

November 26, 2010 it became known that the residents of the Moscow Strogino district sent a letter of protest to the editorial office of Moskovsky Komsomolets against the construction of a temple in honor of the 2000th anniversary of the birth of Christ. Temple planned to be built in Moskvoretsky park, in the water protection zone. The letter has 105 signatures.

Moscow Komsomolets” quotes the statements of the residents of the district at the local forum: “We not against the temple. We are against the development of the park. If a good one is chosen for the temple a place outside the park, I will only “for” it. We are against the construction of any capital object.

Recall that earlier the Moscow government ordered to allocate in the city there are 200 plots for the construction of Orthodox churches in the "step by step" accessibility".

Sources

• Egorova M. They can put an end to the recreation area // Moscow's comsomolets. 2010. November 26.