A rally was held in Moscow against the construction of a modular church

November 30, 2013 in the Moscow region Kosino-Ukhtomskoye a protest action was held against the construction of an Orthodox church in honor of icon of the Mother of God "Guest of sinners" on the street. Kamov.

The rally was held with the support of the Russian Communist Workers' Party and State Duma deputy from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Alexander Potapov. About 100 people took part in the action.

The demonstrators demanded to recognize the decision to build the temple complex at this place is invalid, because. it was accepted on public hearings, where local residents were not invited. According to protesters, there are enough temples nearby, and one more, so close to residential buildings, not needed. Local residents have been trying to get the decision to cancel the construction since 2011 years, but the authorities have not yet responded to the protests.

Prayers are held weekly at the construction site. A number of media reported that on November 30, the district authorities canceled such prayer service so that there is no conflict between supporters and opponents construction. According to the Sanity Foundation, this information is not corresponds to reality. Weekly prayers are held on Sundays. On the occasion of the protest action, the Orthodox movement “Forty forty" tried to organize a prayer service and a "celebration of "Mother's Day" and the meeting of winter ", warning through social networks about the possible emergence of anti-clerical tuned "misguided brothers" .

Fearing provocations from the "missionaries", the organizers of the rally contacted the police. As a result, the action "Forty Magpies" did not take place, but no one interfered with the weekly prayer service of the parishioners.

Sources

• Muscovites oppose the construction of a church in the Kosino-Ukhtomsky district // OTR. November 30, 2013
• The rally of atheists caused the cancellation of the traditional prayer service at the temple in the east of Moscow // ITAR-TASS. November 30, 2013
• Orthodox fascists incite hatred towards atheists through central news agencies // Livejournal. 2013. December 12.