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Orthodox Easter in times of Coronavirus
In a country called Georgia - no, not in the Godly USA, there is another Georgia somewhere in or near Russia - the Eastern Orthodox Church is the only brand of Christianity they know. (It's one of these nations that have been condemned to Hell for lack of True Christian™ missionaries to go there and convert them).
The Orthodox church celebrates Easter two weeks after normal Christians do, so their Easter was just yesterday! (Apparently it's because they reuse an old calendar instead of buying a new one for each year). These people are definitely condemned to eternal damnation because of their affinity for graven images, yet this weekend they did something that makes them almost True Christian™:
Hundreds of parishioners attend Orthodox Easter Vigil in Georgia
TBILISI (Reuters) - Hundreds of Christian parishioners went to churches in ex-Soviet Georgia to attend Orthodox Easter Vigil despite a state of emergency and calls from the government and doctors to stay home amid outbreak of the coronavirus...
Worshippers came to the Sameba cathedral in Tbilisi before the 9 p.m. start of curfew and planned to stay on church premises until its end at 6 a.m.
Violators face a 3,000 lari ($1,000) fine.
TBILISI (Reuters) - Hundreds of Christian parishioners went to churches in ex-Soviet Georgia to attend Orthodox Easter Vigil despite a state of emergency and calls from the government and doctors to stay home amid outbreak of the coronavirus...
Worshippers came to the Sameba cathedral in Tbilisi before the 9 p.m. start of curfew and planned to stay on church premises until its end at 6 a.m.
Violators face a 3,000 lari ($1,000) fine.
“It took me more than three hours to come here and I will stay till the morning as my presence demonstrates my dedication and my belief,” Mariam, a 27-year-old Tbilisi resident, said.
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