FIRST QUOTATION 2013 : ONLY THE ONE AND ONLY RELIGION RULES
Christianity ‘No Longer a Religion,’ Says Turkish Minister
Christianity has ceased to be a religion but has become a culture of its own, Turkish Environment and Urbanism Minister Erdoğan Bayraktar said at a recent conference hosted by the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) Women’s Group.
“The biggest three countries in the world are not Muslim countries. China, India — only the U.S. believes in a single God. Spirituality and religious feelings are weakening,” Bayraktar said. “There are 2.5 billion Christians in the world,” Bayraktar said. “Christianity is no longer a religion. It’s a culture now. But that is not what a religion is like. A religion teaches; it is a form of life that gives one peace and happiness. That is what they want to turn [Islam] into as well.”