Belgrade, Serbia
Meanwhile, somewhere in Serbia… I heard that some people do this but this is the first time that it’s captured on film. Serbian Orthodox Priest providing a full service of blessing an Opel vehicle: I am not sure if this is a way to protect the car from the potential
Muamer ef. Zukorlic, mufti of the Serbian Islamic community has sued Blic newspaper over a photo-montage of him in an Orthodox outfit greeting the Pope. Regardless of how lousy the photo-montage turned out, I see no reason for this kind of reaction from mufti. In return, he wants an apology
Churches. They’re all around us, they all look alike. See one, seen them all. Big bulky buildings with crosses on top. Some are slightly rounded, some more square-ish, but once you see one of them, you immediately know it’s a place where you can go pray. This is where Slavko
Two words: monk brawl. Video. (ok, that’s three words)
This just in: new Serbian Patriarch has been elected – it’s Irinej Gavrilovic of Nis, most moderate of all three final candidates. I guess we should feel lucky. In other news… Like most European countries, Serbia is preparing for the most important event of the year, the Eurovision. Instead of national competition this
Disclaimer: video contains some very disturbing images. Stories about drug addicts being beaten as a way of punishment for not following the rules of Crna Reka spiritual/rehabilitation centre have been going around for a couple of years now, but it wasn’t until the public actually got to see the video
Update on the traditional churches vs human rights law saga. Some complaints by the churches have been implemented by the government, but the churches are still not satisfied. The article about free expression of one’s sexual orientation is really pissing them off. Here’s a bit from what they have to