Religious Groups in Bulgaria Want Gay pride March Banned

An open letter signed by four of the Christian communities in Bulgaria called upon Sofia mayor Boiko Borissov and Sofia city hall to not allow the Gay Pride Parade due to take place in Sofia on June 27 2009. The letter was sent to Bulgarian media on June 26 2009 and was signed by leaders of the United Evangelical Churches, the United Church of God, National Alliance, the Reformed Apostolic Church and the Roman Catholic Church in Bulgaria. "As representatives of Christian religion in Bulgaria we want to express our deepest concern about the organising of gay parade in Sofia for a second year in a row" the letter said. Full Story from the Sofia Echo

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