 Greek society was in reality very tolerant of other religions . But after 400 years of religious oppression by the Ottomans , Greeks were very suspicious of imposed " Liberal European progress " . Such forced " progress " was viewed as one more attempt against their faith and against their own understanding of freedom , as the main motto of the Greek Revolution was " for the holy faith of Christ and the freedom of the homeland " ; home and faith were inseparable , given also that the Church was the main contributor to the survival of the Greek language and Greek consciousness during Turkish occupation . 
