Today, the majority of Orthodox Christians in Libya are under the [[jurisdiction]] of the [[Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria]]. The Chalcedonian Orthodox Christians in Libya are under the jurisdiction of the [[Church of Alexandria]] and include communities of Russian, Greek, and Serbian Orthodox believers.
While During Gaddafi's ruling relations between Christians and Muslims in Libya are were relatively peaceful, although there are were restrictions on Christian religious activity including restrictions on religious literature. Proselytizing Muslims is prohibited such that a non-Muslim man must convert to Islam if he marries a Muslim woman. After the war in the libyan society the rise of islamic fundamentalism is noted and the attitude to christian minority has worsened. Now in Tripoli a greek orthodox parish of St. George functions. The church building is dating back to 1647. As a Greek news agency transfered on August 25, 2011, the orthodox church in Tripoli was ransacked<ref>http://world.greekreporter.com/2011/08/25/historic-church-of-st-george-in-tripoli-ransacked/ Historic Church of St. George in Tripoli Ransacked</ref>. On May 7, 2012 an unknown assailant fired shots at the church, narrowly missing the priest as he opened the door in the morning. 16 September, 2012 the church was again attacked. The four, who had climbed over the walls, smashed three icons in the church courtyard and burned Greek and Cypriot flags, a member of the congregation told the Libya Herald, but were unable to get into the locked church itself. They tried to set fire to the wooden frames of the icons but failed.According to another member of the congregation, the priest who lives next door to the church was awakened at around 00:30 hrs by the noise. Alerted to his presence, the four men fled the scene<ref>http://www.libyaherald.com/?p=14541 Greek Orthodox Church in Tripoli attacked</ref>.
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