tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061014209478621266.post7498975339909553229..comments2023-08-26T09:11:17.255+01:00Comments on Why Religion? The Wisdom of Tolerance: Pilgrims on a journey: The Shuamta and Ikhalto monasteries in Georgia Eleanor Stonehamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06388151576836128132noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061014209478621266.post-81286410106164072202014-09-26T14:44:00.326+01:002014-09-26T14:44:00.326+01:00"although girls tend to be more pious than th..."although girls tend to be more pious than the boys." I think this is the case regardless of the country or the religion!http://solowomenathomeandabroad.blogspot.com/https://www.blogger.com/profile/00116246897231606697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061014209478621266.post-79298596217775005382014-08-13T12:30:10.541+01:002014-08-13T12:30:10.541+01:00Thank you Mari for your comment and I'm so gla...Thank you Mari for your comment and I'm so glad you are enjoying this. My next pilgrimage is somewhat more mundane, to Greece in the steps of St Paul - watch this space! But I really want to go to Armenia to complete my exploration of the history of the early Christian religion - Armenia being the first country, before Georgia, to adopt Christianity as its state religion. <br />Georgia is a lovely country for a holiday - my son and very pregnant wife went a couple of years ago and had a great time.Eleanor Stonehamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06388151576836128132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5061014209478621266.post-30239123158009679712014-08-13T10:56:52.054+01:002014-08-13T10:56:52.054+01:00So interesting! I have been overwhelmed with work...So interesting! I have been overwhelmed with work recently but so enjoyed taking time to read this today. Especially the paragraph on education: our daughter had a friend who was from Georgia, for about a year when she was maybe 9 or 10 (23 years ago now!!) - as where we live lots of academics come to do a DPhil or to work for a while and so the school is full of children from interesting places. I remember this child saying to our daughter that she enjoyed the freedom here: back home, security was a big feature of life ... Interesting that Christianity has survived all the vicissitudes of the region. The churches are so ancient, reflecting really early (ish) Christianity, I'd love to've seen them. This always strikes me, how far Protestantism has moved from our Eastern roots. (My grandfather's mother was from Greece: her children all baptised into the Orthodox church). You are very adventurous: where next?! Mari Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05606125048044373268noreply@blogger.com