‘Are these people godless?’ Putin asks as Russian protesters denounce cathedral plans

[TomSea]

They have had somewhat big protests over plans to build a church in a public park.  It doesn't sound like that big of a deal but apparently it's causing a stir and has been a story over there for about a week.

‘Are these people godless?’ Putin asks as Russian protesters denounce cathedral plans
Sabra Ayres

‘Are these people godless?’ Putin asks as Russian protesters denounce cathedral plans

When authorities erected a chain-link fence around a waterfront park in central Yekaterinburg last week, residents vehemently opposed to the Russian Orthodox cathedral slated to be built in one of this city’s few green spaces were enraged.

Hundreds turned out to protest the project, which is being financed by two local oligarchs with the blessings of the regional government. Demonstrators tore the fence apart and tossed pieces of it into the pond, a focal point in Yekaterinburg’s historic city center. Police clashed with protesters. Dozens were detained.

The protests and clashes grew daily, until thousands gathered, and the entire country took notice.

Read more at: https://www.latimes.com/world/europe/la-fg-russia-yekaterinburg-protests-20190521-story.html

Protesting at a park, I thought the story was too minor for some time. Maybe not.

[GtHawk]

It would appear that the protests are more about losing some of some of the last green area and not the  church.