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Steve Hayes
Apr 21, 2012, 12:26:02 AM4/21/12
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Church turns other cheek for cheeky girl-band
Published: 07 March, 2012, 12:24
The Pussy Riot feminist punk band that rushed into Moscow’s main cathedral to
yell out blasphemous songs at the altar may have been slammed by many, but the
Russian Orthodox Church has called for mercy towards the all-girl
shock-seeking group.
Head of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for Church and Society Vsevolod
Chaplin has urged the authorities not to send the young women to prison. He
was quoted saying that although the punishment should be strict, charity needs
to be shown as well.
Late last month, the four members of Pussy Riot ran into the Christ the Savior
Cathedral in mini-dresses and masks and performed a song entitled Holy S**t –
right at the altar.
Two members were subsequently tracked down and arrested. Police opened a
criminal case on charges of hooliganism, which could result in up to seven
years behind bars.
Both detained young women are mothers of young children, and their arrest has
sparked a flurry of divided opinions.
Earlier this week, Maria Alekhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova declared a hunger
strike.
Several high-profile activists have shown support for the all-girl band. Among
them is an ex-member of another scandal-courting team, the Voina art group,
best known for their 65-meter phallus painted on a drawbridge in St.
Petersburg opposite the Federal Security Service. Pyotr Verzilov is planning
to hold a picket in support of Pussy Riot.
The protest is to take place in Moscow on March 8 – International Women’s Day
– widely celebrated in the country. Activists will call on the authorities to
“change pre-trial restrictions for Pussy Riot regardless of whether they took
part in the act [at the cathedral] or not”. At present, the young women are
due to remain behind bars at least until April 24.
A special discussion “Why female artists get arrested” will also be held on 8
March at Marat Guelman’s gallery at the Winzavod Centre for Contemporary Art.
http://rt.com/art-and-culture/news/pussy-riot-church-altar-027/
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Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
Blog: http://khanya.wordpress.com
E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk
Published: 07 March, 2012, 12:24
The Pussy Riot feminist punk band that rushed into Moscow’s main cathedral to
yell out blasphemous songs at the altar may have been slammed by many, but the
Russian Orthodox Church has called for mercy towards the all-girl
shock-seeking group.
Head of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for Church and Society Vsevolod
Chaplin has urged the authorities not to send the young women to prison. He
was quoted saying that although the punishment should be strict, charity needs
to be shown as well.
Late last month, the four members of Pussy Riot ran into the Christ the Savior
Cathedral in mini-dresses and masks and performed a song entitled Holy S**t –
right at the altar.
Two members were subsequently tracked down and arrested. Police opened a
criminal case on charges of hooliganism, which could result in up to seven
years behind bars.
Both detained young women are mothers of young children, and their arrest has
sparked a flurry of divided opinions.
Earlier this week, Maria Alekhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova declared a hunger
strike.
Several high-profile activists have shown support for the all-girl band. Among
them is an ex-member of another scandal-courting team, the Voina art group,
best known for their 65-meter phallus painted on a drawbridge in St.
Petersburg opposite the Federal Security Service. Pyotr Verzilov is planning
to hold a picket in support of Pussy Riot.
The protest is to take place in Moscow on March 8 – International Women’s Day
– widely celebrated in the country. Activists will call on the authorities to
“change pre-trial restrictions for Pussy Riot regardless of whether they took
part in the act [at the cathedral] or not”. At present, the young women are
due to remain behind bars at least until April 24.
A special discussion “Why female artists get arrested” will also be held on 8
March at Marat Guelman’s gallery at the Winzavod Centre for Contemporary Art.
http://rt.com/art-and-culture/news/pussy-riot-church-altar-027/
--
Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
Blog: http://khanya.wordpress.com
E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk
Hamster
May 26, 2012, 11:08:59 AM5/26/12
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Hello, Steve!
You wrote on Sat, 21 Apr 2012 06:26:02 +0200:
"From the crest of Olivet, Jesus looked upon Jerusalem. Fair and
peaceful was the scene spread out before Him. It was the season of the
Passover, and from all lands the children of Jacob had gathered there to
celebrate the great national festival. In the midst of gardens and
vineyards, and green slopes studded with pilgrims? tents, rose the
terraced hills, the stately palaces, and massive bulwarks of Israel?s
capital. The daughter of Zion seemed in her pride to say, "I sit a
queen, and shall see no sorrow;" as lovely then, and deeming herself as
secure in Heaven?s favor, as when, ages before, the royal minstrel sang,
"Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion,"
"the city of the great King." Psalm 48:2. In full view were the
magnificent buildings of the temple. The rays of the setting sun lighted
up the snowy whiteness of its marble walls, and gleamed from golden gate
and tower and pinnacle. "The perfection of beauty" it stood, the pride
of the Jewish nation. What child of Israel could gaze upon the scene
without a thrill of joy and admiration! But far other thoughts occupied
the mind of Jesus. "When He was come near, He beheld the city, and wept
over it." Luke 19:41. Amid the universal rejoicing of the triumphal
entry, while palm branches waved, while glad hosannas awoke the echoes
of the hills, and thousands of voices declared Him king, the world?s
Redeemer was overwhelmed with a sudden and mysterious sorrow. He, the
Son of God, the Promised One of Israel, whose power had conquered death,
and called its captives from the grave, was in tears, not of ordinary
grief, but of intense, irrepressible agony."
...The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan
With best regards, Hamster.
E-mail: rep...@remailer.com
by Organization Web News Mailer
You wrote on Sat, 21 Apr 2012 06:26:02 +0200:
"From the crest of Olivet, Jesus looked upon Jerusalem. Fair and
peaceful was the scene spread out before Him. It was the season of the
Passover, and from all lands the children of Jacob had gathered there to
celebrate the great national festival. In the midst of gardens and
vineyards, and green slopes studded with pilgrims? tents, rose the
terraced hills, the stately palaces, and massive bulwarks of Israel?s
capital. The daughter of Zion seemed in her pride to say, "I sit a
queen, and shall see no sorrow;" as lovely then, and deeming herself as
secure in Heaven?s favor, as when, ages before, the royal minstrel sang,
"Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion,"
"the city of the great King." Psalm 48:2. In full view were the
magnificent buildings of the temple. The rays of the setting sun lighted
up the snowy whiteness of its marble walls, and gleamed from golden gate
and tower and pinnacle. "The perfection of beauty" it stood, the pride
of the Jewish nation. What child of Israel could gaze upon the scene
without a thrill of joy and admiration! But far other thoughts occupied
the mind of Jesus. "When He was come near, He beheld the city, and wept
over it." Luke 19:41. Amid the universal rejoicing of the triumphal
entry, while palm branches waved, while glad hosannas awoke the echoes
of the hills, and thousands of voices declared Him king, the world?s
Redeemer was overwhelmed with a sudden and mysterious sorrow. He, the
Son of God, the Promised One of Israel, whose power had conquered death,
and called its captives from the grave, was in tears, not of ordinary
grief, but of intense, irrepressible agony."
...The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan
With best regards, Hamster.
E-mail: rep...@remailer.com
by Organization Web News Mailer
Steve Hayes
May 28, 2012, 2:10:46 AM5/28/12
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On Sat, 26 May 2012 17:08:59 +0200, Hamster wrote:
> Hello, Steve!
> You wrote on Sat, 21 Apr 2012 06:26:02 +0200:
>
> "From the crest of Olivet, Jesus looked upon Jerusalem. Fair and
> peaceful was the scene spread out before Him. It was the season of the
> Passover, and from all lands the children of Jacob had gathered there to
I wrote nothing of the kind.
> Hello, Steve!
> You wrote on Sat, 21 Apr 2012 06:26:02 +0200:
>
> "From the crest of Olivet, Jesus looked upon Jerusalem. Fair and
> peaceful was the scene spread out before Him. It was the season of the
> Passover, and from all lands the children of Jacob had gathered there to
> ...The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan
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Steve Hayes http://khanya.wordpress.com
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