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Romanian Christians Attack Theater

By Rex Wockner
International News Report

Orthodox Christians have threatened staff and destroyed posters at Bucharest, Romania's Nottara Theater in protest against the gay-themed play Angels In America, police said February 13.

Police have been posted inside and outside the theater to prevent disruptions.

"Romania is among the last bastions against homosexuality, but it has to fall in the end," Director Theodor-Cristian Popescu told reporters.

The nation's Chamber of Deputies rejected full legalization of homosexuality last June, creating a rift with the Council of Europe and imperiling Romania's hopes of joining the European Union and NATO.

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Current law states: "Same-sex relations taking place in public or resulting in a public scandal shall be punished by one to five years imprisonment. Enticing or seducing a person to practice same-sex relations as well as propaganda, association or other forms of proselytizing with the same aim shall be punished by one to five years imprisonment."