Orthodox Balkanization ...

December 2, 2007

MitchC wrote:

I believe that the puppet state had three "objectives" of how to "deal" with the Serbs:

1) convert 1/3 to Catholicism

2) ship 1/3 to some random foreign land

3) kill 1/3.

So, we have people being face with "convert or die" problems when the faith which they are supposed to "convert" to was the faith of the people that they have had nothing but rivalries with for a good number of centuries.

Then there is Kosovo.

Kosovo (area) I believe has been a part of Serbia for many years. Unfortunately, most Kosovoers are Muslim which not only adds to religious rivalry, but also can turn the fanatic meter up a notch or two.

But you are forgetting something. The Muslims of Kosovo originally were Christians who converted to the Muslim faith when they were taken over by the Turks. They did it to avoid persecution. That is why the Orthodox Serbs dislike them so much, they abandoned their faith for convenience\'s sake

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