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Patriarchate In Republic of Georgia Wants Legislation To Protect Against Religious Insult

By Howard M. Friedman

Today's Georgian Times reports that the Patriarchate of the Orthodox Church in the Republic of Georgia has called on the government to enact legislation to protect the religious feelings of the population. The Patriarchate's statement stems from an incident last week at a televised debate over the book Saidumlo Siroba-- a collection of stories about incest, blasphemy and the like. As reported by the Georgian Times earlier this week, the debate led to scuffles between members of the right-wing Public Orthodox Movement and free speech proponents. The book's title is a pun on the Georgian term for The Last Supper.

Full post as published by Religion Clause on May 15, 2010 (boomark / email).