Sectarians in Armenia use promises of entertainment to lure peopleApril 7, 2011 - 20:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In recent days, representatives of a new sect named the Awakening Bridge Church have been distributing booklets in Yerevan. The sectarians are inviting people to celebrate Easter Holidays, promising their guests a concert, refreshments and a dance evening. Beside, every Sunday, the sect invites people for joint prayers to a concert hall at Sayat-Nova 15 address. The sect representatives promised PanARMENIAN.Net reporter a two-hour entertainment, insisting on their organisation being a branch of the Armenian Apostolic Church. “Almost all religious groups in Armenia are involved in various kinds of business activity,” the head of center of rehabilitation and assistance to the victims of destructive cults stated earlier. “Religious group are engaged in gold and diamond buying and selling, foodstuffs production and hotel business,” Alexander Amaryan told a news conference in Yerevan. “The failure to establish control over the religious sects is a blunder of the authorities,” he emphasized. “Religious organizations have matured in soul hunting and are penetrating not only into public but also political affairs.” Top stories 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. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |