Russian Archbishop Calls Lord Krishna an "Evil demon"

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Hindu Press International News Item:

 

Hindus all over the world have expressed outrage and anger after a

leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, Archbishop Nikon called the

Hindu God, Lord Krishna an "evil demon" around the time of Indian

Prime Minister's state visit to Moscow to meet Russian President

Putin. In a letter to the Mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov, wired by

Interfax news agency on November 30, Archbishop of the Russian

Orthodox Church Nikon called Lord Krishna "an evil demon, the

personified power of hell opposing God," and "a livid lascivious

youth." The Archbishop further requested the Mayor to ban construc

tion of a proposed Hindu temple in Moscow saying it would otherwise

become "an idolatrous disgrace erected for the glory of wicked and

malicious 'god' Krishna.Construction of the temple to Krishna

offends our religious feelings and insults the thousand-year

religious culture of Russia," Interfax quoted Archbishop Nikon as

saying.

 

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http://www.hinduismtoday.com/hpi/2005/12/11.shtml