Georgia: Orthodoxy in the Classroom
Natalia Antelava asks if the creeping influence of the Orthodox Church in Georgia鈥檚 schools is turning them into a breeding ground for radical Christianity.
Natalia Antelava asks if the creeping influence of the Orthodox Church in Georgia鈥檚 schools is turning them into a breeding ground for radical Christianity. Georgia鈥檚 liberal politicians say only alignment with Europe and US will allow Georgia to overcome its post-Soviet past and survive as an independent nation. But in the way of Georgia鈥檚 pro-Western course stands its Orthodox neighbour Russia and, increasingly, the country鈥檚 own Orthodox Church. Natalia Antelava visits her old school in Tbilisi to see how the country鈥檚 most conservative, anti-Western institution is influencing the next generation.
(Photo: Holy Trinity Church in Tbilisi, built only ten years ago. A sign of the Georgian Orthodox Church鈥檚 growing strength. 成人快手 copyright)
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Baptism is on the rise in Georgia but so is intolerance
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