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<\/a><\/p>\nA large Christian cross on the Greek island of Lesbos was torn down after refugee organization claimed it was \u201coffensive\u201d to newly arriving Muslim migrants.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The cross, which was erected on the cliffs of Apellia, beneath the castle of Mytilene, was toppled after a group claiming to promote \u201cintercultural coexistence\u201d said it was an insult to migrants who had drowned in the sea and may cause offense to those swimming nearby.<\/span><\/p>\n Lesbos has been at the epicenter of the migrants crisis, with hundreds of asylum seekers still arriving every week, prompting angry clashes.<\/span><\/p>\n The pro-refugee group sent a letter to the Harbour Minister of Lesbos and the Mayor of Lesbos stating, \u201cA few days ago they placed at Apeli of Mytilene a large cross, in order to prevent other people (refugees and migrants) from coming to swim. This act is illegal, unsightly (reminiscent of a grave) but mostly offensive to the symbol of Christianity, a symbol of love and sacrifice, not racism and intolerance.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The group also claimed that the cross represented \u201ca tool of aspiring crusaders.\u201d It was toppled a few days after the letter was sent.<\/span><\/p>\n According to the Greek City Times<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, the removal of the cross, \u201ccaused strong reactions from locals who believe it goes against the religious beliefs of the majority of the inhabitants on the island.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n This is not the first time that Christian symbols have been removed so as not to offend or upset newly arrived migrants or non-Christians.<\/span><\/p>\n Back in 2015, a Protestant church in Oberhausen, Germany removed<\/a><\/strong><\/span> Christian crosses, altars and pulpits in order to accommodate 50 Muslim migrants who were invited to stay in the building.<\/span><\/p>\n Earlier in the same month, the world\u2019s first lesbian Bishop Eva Brunne suggested<\/a><\/strong><\/span> removing Christian crosses and symbols from a church in Stockholm, Sweden in order to make the building \u201cmore inviting\u201d for Muslims.<\/span><\/p>\n In December last year, the Red Cross told<\/a><\/strong><\/span> Belgian branches of the international aid organization to remove crucifixes from the walls of their branches in order to look more secular.<\/span><\/p>\n In January, a Bavarian judge ordered<\/a><\/strong><\/span> a crucifix to be removed from the courtroom during the trial of an Afghan migrant who was accused of making death threats to another Afghan who converted to Christianity.<\/span><\/p>\n Last year, supermarket Lidl edited out<\/a><\/strong><\/span> Christian crosses on its Greek-style food packaging so as to be \u201creligiously neutral\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n Follow on Twitter: Follow @PrisonPlanet<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/paul.j.watson.71<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n *********************<\/span><\/p>\n Paul Joseph Watson is the editor at large of Infowars.com<\/a> and Prison Planet.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n