McCain doesn't really know georgia well...
An interesting note about the Saddleback Forum.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgT-Md-vMew
At 4:18, he begins to reference the history of Georgia, referring to the kingdom of Georgia becoming one of the first Christian nations, adopting the faith during the third century. He's kinda correct, except there are a few kinks.
He's about 1/3 correct. Christianity was recognized as the official religion in the Georgian region very early, but it was during the fourth century, 330 A.D. However it is important to note that the region of modern Georgia was under Roman influence during the reign of Emperor Constantine, who established Christianity of the entire empire. Also, and more importantly, it wasn't the Kingdom of Georgia that adopted the faith; it was the Kingdom of Iberia, a country that eventually became part of the Kingdom of Georgia, but not after the latter's establishment in the 11th century.
I recognize that this may be a bit of an obscure historical mistake, but I think it subtlety highlights a major issue with the GOP candidate. He doesn't seem to feel the need to throughly research regions in which he is quite ready to send Amercian soldiers. This is somewhat along the line of that famous gaffe he made when he stated that Al-Qaeda was training operatives in Iran.
I cannot believe that we could possibly vote for another man who does not understand the importance of cultural differences and cultural sensitivity.
References will be provided once I find some that don't require a journal subscription to access.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgT-Md-vMew
At 4:18, he begins to reference the history of Georgia, referring to the kingdom of Georgia becoming one of the first Christian nations, adopting the faith during the third century. He's kinda correct, except there are a few kinks.
He's about 1/3 correct. Christianity was recognized as the official religion in the Georgian region very early, but it was during the fourth century, 330 A.D. However it is important to note that the region of modern Georgia was under Roman influence during the reign of Emperor Constantine, who established Christianity of the entire empire. Also, and more importantly, it wasn't the Kingdom of Georgia that adopted the faith; it was the Kingdom of Iberia, a country that eventually became part of the Kingdom of Georgia, but not after the latter's establishment in the 11th century.
I recognize that this may be a bit of an obscure historical mistake, but I think it subtlety highlights a major issue with the GOP candidate. He doesn't seem to feel the need to throughly research regions in which he is quite ready to send Amercian soldiers. This is somewhat along the line of that famous gaffe he made when he stated that Al-Qaeda was training operatives in Iran.
I cannot believe that we could possibly vote for another man who does not understand the importance of cultural differences and cultural sensitivity.
References will be provided once I find some that don't require a journal subscription to access.
