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This church was devastated by [[communism]], and later confused by the nationalist movement of [[Slobodan Milosevic]]. Though the bishops did not fall for his “Orthodoxy is Nationalism” heresy many of the poorly-prepared Orthodox laity did. The results were devastating. The spiritual heartland of this Church is considered to be [[Kosovo]], where Prince Lazar and the peoples of eastern Europe attempted to defend their homeland against the invading Ottoman Empire in 1389. He lost, and animosity accrued over the ages as the Serbs continued to keep their Orthodox heritage, but the Albanians adopted the religion of their conquerors. In more recent times, Muslim Albanians waged a guerilla war against the Orthodox Serbs that led to the destruction of many centuries-old monasteries, and churches, and mosques.<ref>[http://www.haverford.edu/relg/sells/kosovo/herscherriedlmayer.htm Architectural Heritage in Kosovo: A Post-War Report], Andrew Herscher and Andras Riedlmayer, 2000</ref>   The Orthodox Church is very concerned Kosovo with the heartland of the Church being separated ripped away from Serbia and has urged violence against Kosovar Albanians and NATO and EU peacekeepers fighting to prevent this from occurring.<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSHAM738779 Serb church urges state of war over Kosovo], Reuters, Feb 17, 2008.</ref> There is past video evidence of collusion between priests of the Orthodox Church and paramilitaries directly involved in the [[Srebrenica massacre]].<ref>[http://www.domovina.net/tribunal/ictytv/050601_milosevic_eng.ram Video of Orthodox priest blessing members of the Scorpions]</ref>