... as one nation in our beloved Syria, the cradle of prophets and religions". He insisted that "in spite of their religious backgrounds, [Syrians] have the right to live in their country with pride and dignity." ...
... students of the Holy See for my good singing voice. Catholicos Gevorg IV used to attend the religious services in the Cathedral. My friend, who also had a good voice, and I used to stand on either side ...
... Church hides, under its each and every stone, a secret path ascending to the heavens", wrote the famous Armenian poet, Vahan Tekeyan. Yet, the Armenian Church is more than a religious institution that ...
... Abkhazia has its own university from Soviet times, but its educational standards are not high.
When a member of the audience asked about new religious movements, the lecturer explained that ...
... the University of Michigan. "What is the relevance of a 1,700 year-old Church and religious faith to contemporary Armenians living in Armenia and outside, all around the world?"
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... of the See. He then, within 48 hours, invites the body that elects the Locum Tenens of the See.
Q. Which body elects the Locum Tenens?
A. The Joint Religious and Political Councils ...
... state's attempt to control religious groups. But now Felix Corley's Religion in the Soviet Union: An Archival Reader, for the first time in English, provides a collection of documents that reveal the struggle ...
... is a difficult one, considering the widespread controversy of the issue in the scientific, religious, ethical, and public sphere of society. ::/introtext:: ::fulltext::ASBAREZ ENGLISH EDITION, Saturday, ...
... greater detail. We received assurances that the Vatican, through its channels, will help Armenia integrate into European structures.
Q. Were there any discussions about religious issues or inter- church ...
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An Orthodox Perspective Ultimately, any ethical position or contemplation in life takes place in a specific context. And that context is defined by one's religious belief or values by which she lives. ...
... a series of conversations which I had in Armenia during a March 1992 visit. The conversations draw a wide perspective on the post- independence development of religious freedom in Armenia and its ramifications ...
... process, the Church seems to continue its status quo. Externally, the Church is faced with the enormous task of fighting the new religious movements. Besides the cults, the Roman Catholics and the ...
... Church has been granted privileges and as such, the church is a legal entity with all rights to all property and goods. This law has also accorded freedom to other church and religious organizations ...
... matters of the law and the gospel are considered of small account compared with the punctilious performance of religious rites and ceremonies." [Quoted in Chopourian, pp. 26-27].
While the "supreme endeavor" ...
... In the past, other unlawful things happened with certain members of the Dashnak Party and some religious minorities.
Q: Is this because of the martial law in the country?
KO: No, this has nothing ...
... in 1991, the Armenian Apostolic Church, Armenia's national church, faced one of the greatest challenges of its history: how to care for the religious needs of the three million Armenians in the country ...
... celebrations for the 1,700th anniversary of Christianity as the state religion of Armenia; training of clergy and lay workers for the religious revival of the Armenian nation; the reinterpretation of Armenia's ...