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What are the TWO oldest christian countries???
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2007-09-06 17:28:05 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

8 answers

Armenia and Ethiopia.

EDIT
I had to edit I remember Egypt and Ethiopia were close to one another, but it was so long ago it's hard to remember. But Armenia was first.

2007-09-06 17:33:24 · answer #1 · answered by gnosticv 5 · 1 1

The oldest Christian country is Armenia.
The second oldest Christian country is Georgia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_(country)

2007-09-07 00:46:20 · answer #2 · answered by Northstar 7 · 2 1

Since you think it's shocking, I'm guessing that one of your answers is India.

The first country that established Christianity as its state religion was the Roman Empire, if you want to call that Christianity.

2007-09-07 00:37:18 · answer #3 · answered by Voyager 4 · 0 3

The teachings of Paul, the true founder of Christianity, cannot be found anywhere in the teachings of Jesus or in those of prophets before him.
The Romans and the Greeks, who made up the Gentile population of Paul's world, were pagans who worshiped a plethora of gods and goddesses. Temples and statues of their deities abounded in the land,

2007-09-07 00:38:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 4

well lets see. Rome was in Italy. rome became the Holy roman empire. so i would say that Rome is one of them.

and for the other i have to say Egypt.

by the by, i am going from the time that they became Christian. not from the time that they became countries.

America is out because it is not a Christian Country. no matter how many people want to claim that it is.

2007-09-07 00:37:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 5

Depends how you define country, I guess.

2007-09-07 00:34:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

The real shock is that you would think we might know.

2007-09-07 00:34:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 5 0

It is Georgia and Armenia, but why should it be shocking?

2007-09-07 00:38:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3 1

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