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Georgia doubles state funding of four religious communities

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Georgia doubles state funding of four religious communities

By DFWatch staff| 2014-12-24T19:29:36+04:00 December 24th, 2014|Categories: Minorities|Tags: state agency on religious affairs, state funding of religion, Zaza Vashakmadze|

Friday prayer at Orta Jame mosque in Batumi. (DF Watch.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian government is doubling the funding of four religious denominations operating in the country, apart of the Georgian Patriarchate, the head of the State Agency for Religious Issues said on Wednesday. The four denominations […]

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Georgia to start funding religious minorities

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Georgia to start funding religious minorities

By DFWatch staff| 2014-10-28T16:56:01+04:00 March 27th, 2014|Categories: Minorities, News|Tags: state funding of religion|

A mosque in Chela, Georgia. (DF Watch.) TBILISI, DFWatch–The government in Georgia will finance four traditional religious confessions besides the Orthodox Church. Non-traditional religions will not receive financing. Until now, the Orthodox Church has received financing from the state, the argument being […]