A question for Orthodox Christians

I'm going to show you a picture of the main Orthodox Church in Sarajevo and I want you to tell me if this is acceptable. The reason I ask is because I'm aware of a Bible story which describes Jesus' reaction to this very thing, and he wasn't all that happy.

Let me explain it's really not as rare as you might think. It is common in most if not all Roman Catholic churches, though they tend to be near the church rather than inside of it. It is common near most mosques in Bosnia and Herzegovina, especially the largest and oldest ones because they tend to be in the center of marketplaces. It is least common at Orthodox churches and Sarajevo's main one is the only I'm aware of where it's actually INSIDE the church.

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That's so strange. It's not as though I've been inside many Orthodox Churches but I've never noticed one of these inside before. Mirjana told me the same thing, she didn't even know it was there.

Doesn't it go against Christianity, though?

Selling things at the place of worship. There's that bible story - or maybe it's gambling? I don't know - where Jesus freaks out and kicks over their tables for doing it.

Well, I've never seen it located in the very center of the church-not even once(i'm refering to Serbia)...

 

Same case in Serbia...

Don't believe I've ever seen a kiosk in a church (in the states we don't have many of them anyway, excepting some of the larger cities). Generally candles and other things would be located in a narthex. It makes me uneasy seeing them in the Church, but is it wrong? As with so many other things, I don't know.

-Akolouthos

 

As said Neoptelemos in the Orthodox churches in Greece as now I never see this think.

It's common OUTSIDE from the church or if the Priest is more severe outside and from the Church space.