On September 16 at 14 o'clock about 30 members of the group of initiators held a protest rally in the yard of the Qvashveti Temple to condemn the fact of depicting St. Nino's feministic caricature on the wall of the yard. It is worth noting the same caricature was painted on Erekle Second Street, near the Patriarchate of Georgia.
The protest rally participants noted we witness the open and aggressive attack extremist Atheists and Feminists are carrying out against the Orthodox Church and its values.
A special address to the Georgian Public Defender and the Justice Minister was also read at the protest rally. The address reads: "It is definitely clear the depicting St. Nino's feminist caricature on the wall of Qvashveti Church is an attempt to use the practice of Russian and Ukrainian extremist feminists in Georgia, deliberately abuse religious feelings, Orthodox values and attack sacred things and places. It is not accidental Georgian vandals have selected St. Nino's icon. The depicting of St. Nino in feminist context is directly related to the motto voiced by Pussy Riot activities in Savior's Church in Moscow: "God's Birthgiver, Be Feminist!"
Therefore, we address to you, Georgian Public Defender Mr. Giorgi Tughushi and Georgian Justice Minister Mr. Zurab Adeishvili to provide a respective appraisal of these facts of vandalism and carry out due investigation so as the criminals be brought to account under the legislation to prevent any expected civil confrontation. If these facts are not investigated, vandals may take "bolder" steps such as bursting into churches, sawing crosses and conducting the so-called punk praying like Pussy Riot. In this case all these processes may lead the society to large-scale civil confrontation".
The special address will be handed over to the Justice Minister and the Georgian Ombudsman.
