RIA Novosti • July 5, 2024

ATHENS, July 5 – RIA Novosti. The Cypriot society stands for traditional

family values and concerned about attacks on it, people should actively

to protect the family, a well-known Cypriot public figure, the head of the Cyprus branch of the International Russophile Movement Mikis, told RIA Novosti

Filaniotis, recently elected as the new president of the Friendship Society and

cultural ties between Cyprus and Russia.

The Cypriots, together with their Russian compatriots, intend to celebrate July 8

The holiday is the Day of Family, love and fidelity.

“We have designed a flag in Cyprus for the celebration of traditional values –

a daisy with petals of the Russian tricolor flowers, and a drawing of “dad, mom and me –

a happy family,” Filaniotis said.

According to him, the situation in Cyprus is better than in Greece, where the law on

same-sex marriages, and non-traditional practices are imposed on children in schools and kindergartens

values.

“It is better in Cyprus, thank God, they did not adopt such a law, but at such a pace as

Europe is moving, I don’t think it will last long. I believe that they will begin

to press for the same law to be adopted. Of course, people are horrified to listen to these

news from Greece. We did not think that the Orthodox country would accept such a

law. But, unfortunately, politicians decide differently and do not take into account that,

what people think and say. It is decided by the state, the government, and no one else

He’s asking. A lot of bad things are happening in this direction,” he said

a public figure.

According to him, the law on sexual education in Cyprus has made a lot of noise.

schools, protests were held.

“It was adopted in December 2022 so that sex education lessons would be

mandatory by law, so that no one leaves them, and so that parents do not have

the right to refuse to let children go to lessons. I also took part in actions and meetings with groups of parents and teachers several times. In the Archdiocese we

We talked and talked about cases at school, how to deal with these lessons of sexual

A certain organization of the so-called family programming is connected with education”,

Philaniotis said.

According to him, this organization has links with the World Organization

the World Health Organization (WHO), and it has been proven.

“They are somehow secretly starting under the slogan “Everything to protect children from pedophiles”

telling children different things, especially about gender, from the very young

age. They did it cunningly, they didn’t let their parents or anyone else in to

we attended such lessons,” he said.

Filaniotis said that now several members of the Cypriot parliament have promised activists that they will see if they can change this law.

“Reducing the world’s population is the main goal. That’s how they decided

to combat population growth. This is stupid. I don’t understand this. This is a perversion.

They talk about the rights of same–sex people – about the fact that they have the right to marry, take in

a family of children should be adopted, and who asks children if they want to grow up in such an environment? They have rights too, and we put them in jail.

perversion, so that they grow there. It’s the worst punishment to take a child and

put them in a place where everything is going abnormally. People are crazy. These are double

standards, Western practice,” Filaniotis said.

When asked if there was any way to ban or restrict this practice, he replied:

“We need people to stand up and demand.”

“But for many years, people seem to be under anesthesia, they don’t react much, they don’t protest.

I do not know what happens to people. It’s their children’s business, but they don’t react the way they should. There are people who react, but they are not enough. We gathered people, but not enough. Last year we did an action in the central square of Nicosia, and there were about a thousand people. But this is not enough. And the next time we spent it in Larnaca and 200-300 people came at most,” he said.

Filaniotis said that on July 6 in Cyprus, as in Greece, supporters of the traditional family and traditional values plan to hold a parade of families.

The action was called Family Pride, by analogy with the so-called “pride parades”

(Pride) of LGBT supporters*. In Greece, the first family parades will be held in Athens and Thessaloniki. These actions were carried out by Serbia and Bulgaria.

“I read that there will be a parents’ parade in Limassol on July 6. Apparently, the action

It’s starting to develop,” Filaniotis said.

“I still don’t understand these “pride parades”, they walk freely through the streets and

they advertise perversions. What do they want to prove? And the children are watching, and the women, and

men. Even worse, they have already begun to mock the icons, the cross, and

the government allows it, says not to interfere with them. We would give them one stadium, on

One day, we would make our own “parade” with closed doors for those over 18

years. Why walk the streets? I don’t understand this. It’s getting worse and worse. Usually when

such parades are attended by representatives from parties, the municipality, the government and

They are happy. I don’t know what to be happy about,” he said.

In Russia, July 8 is the day of Peter and Fevronia of Murom – Orthodox patrons

family and marriage has become a public holiday – the Day of Family, Love and Fidelity.

In Cyprus, Russian compatriots participate in events together with

Cypriots. As reported by RIA Novosti in the Russian Center of Science and Culture

(RCSC), this year on July 7 in the newly built church of St. Nicholas

A prayer service will be held in Limassol, and awards will be presented to families,

who have lived together for more than 25 years. The concert program “Day” will be presented

family, love and fidelity are the triumph of the most important Orthodox values.”

On Monday, July 8, festive events are planned at the planetarium

Cyprus, where a creative workshop for the whole family will be held, an interactive lecture

“Stars and Planets”, family relay races and competitions, the RCSC reported.

*An extremist movement banned in Russia