(Pic: UK Gay News)
Hundreds of right-wing extremists shouting “Death to homosexuals” have been arrested by Serbian police who successfully protected participants in Belgrade’s gay Pride march on Sunday.
The city’s streets were sealed off as 5,000 police clashed with the neo-Nazi protestors and Christian fundamentalists, many described as young football fans, who were determined to stop the parade from going ahead by throwing rocks, bricks and petrol bombs.
The government slammed the violence which saw cars being set alight and shops looted.
“Serbia will guarantee human rights for all its citizens, regardless of the differences among them, and no attempts to revoke these freedoms with violence will be allowed,” said Serbia’s President, Boris Tadic.
Earlier, the Serbian Orthodox Church said that the parade “violated public morality” and undermined the “most sacred of Christian values”.
Around 120 people were reported injured in the street battles, including a number of police officers, while around 200 people were arrested.
This was the first Pride event to be held in Serbia’s capital city since 2001. Last’s year event was cancelled when police said that they could not ensure the safety of the marchers.
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….. So the parade “violated public morality” and yet wanting to hurt others, burning cars, throwing bricks, stones and petrol bombs doesn’t?
But hey, as long as it is done in the name Christianity then who can argue? Looks like I’m off to shop in the name of Christianity and when I can’t make the repayments I’m going to say that I shopped in the name of God. God made me do it. I’m a Christian and God wanted to me have all these shoes ….
Stupid idiots!!!
Typical Christian arrogance. So gay parades undermine the “most sacred of Christian values”. What’s wrong with that? Christian values often are not in sync with Human Rights values, anyway. In other words, Christians think their values must be observed by everybody, including non-Christians such as Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Atheists, Humanists, etc., because only Christian values are right. What incredible but typical arrogance and self-righteousness!!
Ony Christians need to observe their values.
as usual….. the church is obsessed with sex!