Albania: A Nation without God

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Host Mark Riedemann interviews Dr. Anna Maria Doro of the Sant'Egidio Community about the story of the first officially atheistic country, Albania, and its painful reawakening today. Dr. Anna Maria Doro is deeply involved in providing medical care in a nation that suffered a particularly bitter and harsh isolation. Under Enver Hoxa’s dictatorship, the country slid deeper into poverty and seclusion while to the world, Albania was proclaimed as a communist heaven on earth.

Where God Weeps episode #91 Albania: A Nation without God

Guest: Anna Maria Doro
Moderator: Mark Riedemann
Production Date: 2007
Duration: 25’17”
Copyright: CRTN

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If i might add. althought we where the first country in the world that was proclaimed atheistic. Never forget that before it we had all the major religions within. But this was seen as a divisive power within the population. hence Atheism.
But albanians even before have a rather mystical concept of God. Wich has nothing to do with the Religious dogmas we see around these days.
For the albanian God is and remains personal/universal. therefore not to be found in churches and mosche, but in the heart of ppl. Albanians would most probably say that religion is choise blood not.
So GOD dows not weep in Albania. I think he has rather found his long lost children again.

Posted by G Kamberaj, 13/11/2010 12:31pm (2 years ago)
Albania will succeed. St. Mother Theresa will see to it.

Andy Piacente - Yonkers, NY

Posted by Andy Piacente, 12/07/2010 10:38pm (2 years ago)

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