...Russian / Eastern Orthodox, IIRC.
Posted on 08/10/2008 10:03:43 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
As I write, Russia is waging war on my country.
On Friday, hundreds of Russian tanks crossed into Georgian territory, and Russian air force jets bombed Georgian airports, bases, ports and public markets. Many are dead, many more wounded. This invasion, which echoes Afghanistan in 1979 and the Prague Spring of 1968, threatens to undermine the stability of the international security system.
Why this war? This is the question my people are asking. This war is not of Georgia's making, nor is it Georgia's choice.
The Kremlin designed this war. Earlier this year, Russia tried to provoke Georgia by effectively annexing another of our separatist territories, Abkhazia. When we responded with restraint, Moscow brought the fight to South Ossetia.
Ostensibly, this war is about an unresolved separatist conflict. Yet in reality, it is a war about the independence and the future of Georgia. And above all, it is a war over the kind of Europe our children will live in. Let us be frank: This conflict is about the future of freedom in Europe.
No country of the former Soviet Union has made more progress toward consolidating democracy, eradicating corruption and building an independent foreign policy than Georgia. This is precisely what Russia seeks to crush.
This conflict is therefore about our common trans-Atlantic values of liberty and democracy. It is about the right of small nations to live freely and determine their own future. It is about the great power struggles for influence of the 20th century, versus the path of integration and unity defined by the European Union of the 21st. Georgia has made its choice.
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Is Georgia a predominantly Muslim country?
Is Georgia a predominantly Muslim country?
If we can’t support those countries that love us then what in the hell is America good for?
No it is predominantly Orthodox Christian.
Religions:
Definition Field Listing
Orthodox Christian 83.9%, Muslim 9.9%, Armenian-Gregorian 3.9%, Catholic 0.8%, other 0.8%, none 0.7% (2002 census)
From Wikipedia:
According to the Constitution of Georgia, religious institutions are separate from government and every citizen has the right of religion. However, most of the population of Georgia (82%) practices Orthodox Christianity and Georgian Orthodox Church is an influential institution in the country.
The Gospel was preached in Georgia by the Apostles, Andrew the First Called, Simon the Canaanite, and Matthias. Iberia was officially converted to Christianity in 326 [60] by Saint Nino of Cappadocia, who is considered to be the Enlightener of Georgia and the Equal to Apostles by the Orthodox Church. The Georgian Orthodox Church, once being under the See of Antioch, gained an autocephalous status in the 4th century during the reign of King Vakhtang Gorgasali.[61]
Religious minorities of Georgia include Russian Orthodox (2%), Armenian Christians (3.9%), Muslims (9.9%), Roman Catholics (0.8%), as well as sizeable Jewish Communities and various Protestant minorities.[62]
It’s mainly orthodox Christian.
From the CIA Factbook: Orthodox Christian 83.9%, Muslim 9.9%, Armenian-Gregorian 3.9%, Catholic 0.8%, other 0.8%, none 0.7% (2002 census)
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gg.html
I believe it is mostly Orthodox Christians.
susie
If Uncle Sam doesn’t want to go on vacation in Georgia, then I think his nephews should.
I’m on the verge of tears for Georgia, our friends.
“August 11, 2008
We helped in Iraq - now help us, beg Georgians
As Russia forces its neighbour to retreat from South Ossetia, the people of Gori tell our correspondent of betrayal by the West”
snip http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article4500362.ece
Russians go home.
According to the 2006 edition of the CIA's "The World Fact Book" Georgia is only 9.9% mussie and 87.8% Christian.
In a few more days, when Tibilsi falls, our allies will know that we are not worthy of their trust.
Just pray, ok? Keep praying for them. The Georgians are a strong people. They have endured much worse at the hands of the Turks.
I took on a muslim woman in Tbilisi once who was kicking a small dog. She was so astonished to hear me screaming at her in English that she backed off.
No. Something like 80% Christian, less than 10% muslim. See CIA Factbook.
There is a church every block or so. And the Georgian Orthodox do really cool things with their churches, like the new Sameba (Trinity) cathedral. They place them up very high so that when you view the city from a hillside, the churches stand out enormously.
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