This is Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.

I remember giving a talk at the local public library, and I showed some images. One person in the audience suddenly exclaimed, “So wait, are you saying there are Christians in Ukraine???”

I explained that Kyiv converted to Christianity in 988. I even had to write it on the board in a gigantic script, so people would process the figure. Then I talked about the persecution of Christianity in the USSR, and everybody was even more stunned.

5 responses to “Yes, There Are Christians”

  1. ShadowsCollide Avatar

    Why would anyone think there aren’t Christians in Ukraine? This is something I’ve known since I was a kid reading juvenile geography books from the library. Do they think non-Americans don’t practice Christianity, I can understand being surprised that some African people are Christians but that’s weird someone thought a European people weren’t Christian

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    1. Avi Avatar
      Avi

      Some Americans think it bizarre that people in England should speak English.

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      1. cliff arroyo Avatar

        “Some Americans think it bizarre that people in England should speak English”

        I think it’s far weirder that English people speak American…. but that’s just me….

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    Avi

    Americans on 2024: mind blowing.

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