Georgia
Georgian Orthodox Church demotes priest critical of government
Archimandrite Dorote Kurashvili frequently appeared at anti-government protests and in the media.
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Datablog | How do Georgians perceive women’s sexual freedom?
Since 2013, Georgians have overall become more accepting of women having pre-marital sex and having a child outside of wedlock.
Caucasus Datablog
Datablog | Georgians don’t want to be ruled by church, despite confidence in religious institutions
While Georgians have great confidence in churches and religious organisations, 42% believe they have too much power in the country.
Georgia
Pro-government media, MPs, and Patriarchate attack Tbilisi theatre’s ‘blasphemous’ play
The Royal District Theatre, which staged the play, is known for its outspoken stance during ongoing anti-government protests.
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Georgian Orthodox Church signals support for Georgian Dream in new statement
The Patriarchate of the Georgian Orthodox Church has issued a statement which tacitly endorsed the ruling Georgian Dream party while still claiming neutrality. In their statement on Tuesday, the Church listed the protection of ‘national and religious values’, the unification of the country, ‘safeguarding sovereignty’, and ‘maintaining peace’ as priorities equally shared by both the Georgian public and the country’s state institutions. In the statement released by its Public Relations Office,
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Georgian Dream proposes to recognise Orthodox Christianity as state religion
On Wednesday, the Patriarchate of the Georgian Orthodox Church confirmed that Georgia’s ruling party had proposed to designate Orthodox Christianity as the state religion, but suggested that the Church remained sceptical about the proposal. Speaking to media, Church spokesperson Andria Jaghmaidze stated that members of the clergy had met with unnamed representatives of the ruling party on Monday to discuss the proposal. Jaghmaidze praised the government for its commitment to upholding ‘na
Georgia
Mob led by Georgian Orthodox priests threatens local imam over Friday prayer
Georgian Orthodox priests in southwestern Georgia led a mob of 200 people in an attempt to break into the house of a local imam to disrupt Friday prayer. The mob attempted to break into Imam Merab (Yusuf) Mikeladze’s house in Adigeni in Georgia’s Samtskhe-Javakheti region on Friday. Batumelebi reported that Mikeladze had been holding Friday prayers at his house for the past ‘few years’, which some in Adigeni, including members of the Orthodox clergy, protested. Footage of the incident
