 50 sects with 10 to 250 thousand members operating in ArmeniaDecember 9, 2009 - 21:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - False friends of Armenian Apostolic Church are the ones who present most danger, Ter Shmavon Ghevondyan, St. Hovhannes Church priest stated.As he told the news conference today, over 50 sects with 10 to 250 thousand members are operating in Armenia, all of them Protestant. "Armenia's legislation does not forbid activities of organizations presenting no threat to families or the state. Yet there's no sect that wouldn't destroy a family, and their true purpose has yet to be guessed," he noted. "Armenian constitution forbids mass agitations, yet we often witness how sect members try to almost compulsively involve people, which is punishable by law. "People are free to choose their religion, yet they have to be provided objective information." "Only Armenian Apostolic Church is called national, so let us not betray our national faith," Shmavon Hovhannes Ghevondyan concluded.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west  Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow.Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said.Armenia, India hold first defense consultations The meeting was attended by Indian Ambassador Nilakshi Saha Sinha and Defense Attaché Brigadier General Naveen Nijhawan.Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. |
