Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that it is necessary to resist pseudo-liberal approaches that favor destructive patterns of human behavior. He said this today during a speech at the XXVI Christmas readings in Moscow. "Obviously, the revision of the basic norms of morality, permissiveness, the tolerance tolerated to the absurd, cause irreparable damage to the moral health of people, deprive them of their cultural and civilizational roots," the Foreign Minister believes.. According to him, now in some member countries of the European Union religious attributes are banned, and "parents are deprived of the right to educate children in the spirit of Christian morality". Earlier, the EU refused to consolidate in its statutory documents the thesis that Europe and European civilization as a whole have Christian roots, Lavrov recalled.. "I think that one who is ashamed of his moral roots, can not respect representatives of other faiths, just as they do not cause them to respect themselves. This creates a breeding ground for xenophobia and intolerance, opens the way for the self-destruction of society. It is important to vigorously resist pseudo-liberal approaches that encourage destructive behavior patterns, "the minister stressed.. He expressed deep concern that today they are trying to impose values ??that are alien to other peoples of the world. As an example, Lavrov cited the Middle East and North Africa, which shows "what leads to irresponsible social engineering". In his opinion, as a result of Western interference in the affairs of sovereign states - Iraq, Libya, Syria - there formed a political, legal and spiritual vacuum, which was immediately filled by terrorists. Recall that the past Christmas holidays in Europe passed almost without the traditional symbols, t.

Now the phrase "Christmas" is recognized as politically incorrect, in order not to offend Muslim immigrants. Even on the main Christmas tree for all Catholics in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican this year there was "not one religious, not one Christian symbol" that shocked the believers. And traditional Christmas fairs in a number of EU cities were called tolerant: the Amsterdam Winter Parade, Brussels Winter Joys, the Kreuzberg Winter Fair (in Berlin), the London Winter Village, the Munich Winter Festival, reported in early January a television channel "Star".