Alexander Shchipkov: conflicts around the construction of churches are provoked by officials

February 14, 2012 of the year, a commentary was published by journalist Alexander Shchipkov to an article dedicated to the construction of modular churches in Moscow and protests the public.

According to him, the number of protests exaggerated, the protesters are in the minority, to which " if you listen, you won't be able to build a single temple ." “ In most conflict cases, the number of which has recently grows noticeably, opponents of the construction of the temple are in the minority, they, as a rule, ten times less than the supporters ,” says A. Shchipkov.

Some of the conflicts opinion, provoked by officials: “ There are also difficult cases when I, like observer, one gets the impression that some areas allocated for temples, were selected by local officials specifically to provoke conflict and drag out the case - after all, local officials understand what kind of site is this, what is it currently busy with .

Journalist I am convinced that problems can be solved by administrative means: “ What is required of officials today is not discussion, but action, an agreement was signed between the Church and the Moscow government, now this treaty needs to be fulfilled, not discussed, although this may not be for many like"*. Sources *

• Garages against the temple // Boring Garden. 2012. February 14.