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Religious Conquests - Albania

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Nov 1996Guitar strumming, voices singing, helicopter whirring: the evangelists are preparing for a mission. One last prayer and the group leader yells, "Let's go tell the world about God!" Until recently, this was the world's first atheist state. Albania's ex-communist dictator, Enver Hoxha banned all types of religion. Bibles and Korans were chucked into a national bonfire and houses of worship destroyed. Catholic priest, Father Pllumi, endured 26 years of torture before his release in 1990 when the Democrats finally ousted the Communists. Now there is a rush to reclaim the faithful. But some Albanians dread another Bosnian bloodbath. In particular, Greek Orthodox Archbishop, Anastassios Yanoulatos, worries that the sudden influx of missionaries might upset Albania's fine religious balance. Undeterred, our American evangelists head up North by jeep to the Catholic heartland. Their aim is to entice villagers to a showing of their film on Jesus Christ. As the projector is set up, the crowd is buzzing for a free night at the movies. But afterwards, converts are scarce. Neither 500 years of Islamic Ottoman rule nor Communism could shake these people's beliefs

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: journeymanpictures

Length: 16:45
Rating: 3.59
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Tags: Albania  Catholic  Islamic  Journeyman  Ottoman  Pictures  Prayer  priest  Religion  rule  

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reptheother (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I must say that the manner in which the people of this country are approached by foreigners is disgusting. Comments such as people living through a "void", a "time warp" and finally seeing the light of modernity are utterly sickening.What makes a reporter think time stood still for 50 years in Albania? How shallow does a person have to be to not realize that for 50 years Albanians lived their lives albeit through dictatorship and isolation. Or does time only begin when one is "born-again"?
reptheother (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
With regards to the missionaries themselves, they will be the reason for their own failure. They are all blinded by their dogma and lack of cultural sensitivity (i.e. the religious traditions).Albania is divided between urban centres (in which atheism prevails) and rural areas in which religious tradition is tied to the family and clan history. Therefore to ask someone to forget their family and their history for a free ride in a helicopter or a shabby outdoor cinema is beyond absurd.
reptheother (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Any missionaries that believe they will make inroads in Albania, are ignorant of the country's cultural and social norms and will surely be disappointed.Evangelicalism and Pentecostalism - the two fastest growing sects of Christianity - have absolutely no chance of being established in Albania. As a student of anthropology, I can tell you that the idea of a "personal relationship" with God does not appeal to Albanians. In fact, Albanians choose religion for tradition and community.
rickbran1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
cosht per tju qi robt ktyre kristianve qe vijne per te qire femije te vegjel ne shqiperi / ktyre ju duhen kokat tju shkurtohen
sadukat (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
ore cfar diskutoni ,a sju vjen marre thon kosovaret ,zoti i madhe krijoi ne fillim popujt pastaj fen ,te gjith jami rober te zotit ,kryesore eshte qe eshte nje zot fete jane parti ne sherbim te zotit ,dhe detyra e tyre eshte ti bashkojne njerzit,jo te shahemi keshtu ne youtybe turp tu vij ,kur keni perball nje te fes tjeter e respektoni me sa mundeni ,ketu nxirni youtybe ,koken e gjarperit une jam mysluman e miqte me te mire te mit jane katoliket e ortodokset e anasjelltas
ALBANIANSKINHEAD (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
kush martohet me fisin e vet duhet me i vra me buk ne goj! po mos harro se muslimanet nuk jan njilloj! muslimanet e bardh nuk martohen me fisin e tyne,kurse Aziatiket dhe Arbt Afrikanet etj,martohen me fis! po mos harro se edhe Katoliket martohen me fisin e tyne,per shemull Irlandezet martohen me fis,pra mos ti perzim muhabetet,ne jemi SHQIPAR dhe kjo ka ransi! HAVE A NICE TIME
ALBANIANSKINHEAD (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
pse me thu hajde ne Angli,pse nuk vjen ti ne Tiran edhe me njeh se kush jam un! apo nuk mun vjen se je ne te zez!Une po tregoj te drjten more byth qim! apo nuk po te pelqen? une kam qen ne Angli dhe e njoh ma mir se ti,un kam shok Anglez nga Manchesteri si vin e ta qin at nan marie mu ne pidh! ATO JAN ANGLEZ EDHE NUK BESOJN NE JESUS!
antonimbret (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
qisha ropt more hoxh mutit rreth jush asht bota ne luft qeni jau qift tan ropt musliman jam ken e sot e gjithmon jam katolik muslimant jan njerz tpa bes e martojn kushrit e vet nrase te pelqen feja muslimane mso si jan ne maroke edhe ne algjeri
antonimbret (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
fuck you fuckin prick ti qi tan ropt hajde ne angli se at skinhed ta thej
antonimbret (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
stupid prick where is mother tereza from then???

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