2011.01.25: January 25, 2011: Jennifer Arnold served in Macedonia with the Peace Corps
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2011.01.25: January 25, 2011: Jennifer Arnold served in Macedonia with the Peace Corps
Jennifer Arnold served in Macedonia with the Peace Corps
Arnold had presented a program at a local church, listing the main religions as Orthodox, Muslim and Jewish. After I submitted the story, the wording was changed to read Greek Orthodox before it went to press. I received two e-mails from Internet readers correcting this error. One was from Robert Pasquale, founding member of United Macedonian Diaspora, who tactfully informed me that the incorrect reference to Greek Orthodox is quite offensive to Macedonians in the Republic of Macedonia and its diaspora worldwide (the United States, Canada, Australia, Greece, Bulgaria, Italy, Germany, Turkey, Brazil, Albania and Switzerland have sizable populations).
Jennifer Arnold served in Macedonia with the Peace Corps
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January 25, 2011
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CORRECTION
My apologies to members of the Macedonian Orthodox Church, which was incorrectly referred to as Greek Orthodox in this column last week. I had written about Jennifer Arnold, who had served in Macedonia with the Peace Corps.
Arnold had presented a program at a local church, listing the main religions as Orthodox, Muslim and Jewish. After I submitted the story, the wording was changed to read Greek Orthodox before it went to press.
I received two e-mails from Internet readers correcting this error. One was from Robert Pasquale, founding member of United Macedonian Diaspora, who tactfully informed me that the incorrect reference to Greek Orthodox is quite offensive to Macedonians in the Republic of Macedonia and its diaspora worldwide (the United States, Canada, Australia, Greece, Bulgaria, Italy, Germany, Turkey, Brazil, Albania and Switzerland have sizable populations).
Pasquale said there is no sizable Greek Orthodox religion in Macedonia, with the majority of the population being Macedonian Orthodox. A history of the Macedonian Orthodox Church can be found at www.mpc.org. mk/english/MPC/history-mpc.asp.
Pasquale said there is a small Jewish population in the capital city, Skopje, and that approximately 20 percent of the country is Muslim.
The second e-mail came from a gentleman in Indiana, whose parents were born in Macedonia. He clarified that Macedonia is located south of Serbia and Kosovo. Yugoslavia no longer exists, erroneous information I had taken from an older atlas. He also clarified the incorrect Orthodox Church reference.
Both readers thanked Jennifer Arnold and myself for putting favorable light on the Republic of Macedonia. It was a most interesting and educational week.
Jeanette Liebold-Ricker's column appears each Tuesday. Write her at 1134 N. Main, Clyde OH 43410; call 419-547-8177; or e-mail jlricker@ambt.net.
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