U.S. Senator: Ukrainian Parliament considers destroying the Church
James David Vance. Photo: Screenshot
U.S. Senator from Ohio, Republican James David Vance, discussed the persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the authorities' attempt to pass an anti-church law. He posted his statement on the social network X.
He stated that the Verkhovna Rada is currently considering a bill aimed at destroying and dispossessing a significant number of Christian Church communities because of their closeness to Russia.
"Perhaps some churches are too close to Russia. But you don't deprive an entire religious community of the religious freedom because some of its adherents do not agree with you about the relevant conflict of the day," he noted.
Vance stated that if the war leads to the displacement of the massive Christian community in Ukraine, it will be "our shame."
"Our shame is the shame that we did not see this coming. Our shame is the shame for doing nothing to stop it. Our shame is the shame for refusing to use hundreds of billions of dollars that we send to Ukraine as leverage to ensure and guarantee real religious freedom," concluded the Republican.
As reported previously, Co-Chair of the National Federation of Young Republicans, Catherine Whiteford, called on voters to stand up for Ukrainian Christians.
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