Poland responds to letter on LGBT rights: No outside advice needed
Minister of Justice of Poland Zbigniew Żebro. Photo: Global Look Press / Patrick Pleul
Poland guarantees everyone, including LGBT people, full rights and does not need external advice and opinions on this matter. Thus, the Minister of Justice of Poland Zbigniew Żebro commented on the joint appeal of 50 ambassadors and representatives of international organizations to the Polish leadership regarding the rights of the LGBT community and other minorities in the republic, reports wPolityce.pl.
“We do not need such advice and opinions from external factors,” said the Polish minister. “We are open for dialogue, we are happy to show that Poland is an island of freedom in Europe and guarantees everyone, including homosexuals, full rights. But I do not agree with the imposition of certain ideologies, legal decisions that give preference to certain sexual minorities at the expense of the family."
According to the head of the Ministry of Justice, Poland is a strong state and "we will protect our values, identity and traditions".
Also, he noted, it is the representatives of the LGBT community that have recently shown extreme aggressiveness in society, including towards believers, opponents of abortion and defenders of traditional values.
“We want to live in a country where people have different views, a different choice,” added Zbigniew Żebro. - <...> They want to impose their values on us today. Poland should be an oasis of freedom in Europe and set a good example."
On September 27, 2020, an open letter addressed to the Polish authorities with a call to ensure the rights and freedoms of representatives of the LGBT community in the republic appeared on the websites of foreign embassies in Poland.
The letter was signed by the ambassadors of the EU countries, as well as Switzerland, Great Britain, Albania, Montenegro, Serbia, North Macedonia, Croatia, Iceland, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and others, including Ukraine. In addition, the heads of the European Commission and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Poland, the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and the Director of the Office of the International Organization for Refugees put their signatures.
Earlier Zbigniew Żebro said that the ideology of LGBT people is contrary to Polish culture, traditions and legislation, and Polish cities, free of LGBT people, will receive more money from the country's government than they could get from the European Union. The head of the European Commission stated that there is no place in the EU for LGBT-free zones.
Read also
ECHR to hear cases on deportations and entry bans for Christians in Turkey
The ECHR has demanded explanations from Ankara over complaints by clergy who were denied entry or stripped of residency rights under the pretext of “national security.”
Church of England Synod freezes reforms on same-sex unions in the Church
Anglican leadership halted the program on recognizing same-sex unions and did not support introducing special services for their blessing.
Altar table of temporary UOC church consecrated in Prypruttia village
Metropolitan Meletiy, the ruling hierarch of the Chernivtsi Eparchy of the UOC, consecrated the altar table of a temporary church in the village of Prypruttia of the Novoselytsia Deanery.
Dumenko: It's painful that some in the world are tired of the war in Ukraine
The head of the OCU supported skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych for reminding the world about the war in Ukraine and criticized hypocritical “peacemakers.”
Paphos flock accuses Archbishop of creating "spiritual desert"
The Paphos faithful sharply criticized the leadership of the Church of Cyprus, alleging serious canonical and institutional violations.
President of Bulgaria at meeting with Church Synod: Our faith unites us
The head of state spoke about the role of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church in the country's history and emphasized that faith helps preserve the unity of the people in difficult times.