Opinion: Some sects are carrying out political orders (video)
There are about 67 religious organizations registered in Armenia. Their activities have been the chief concern of many circles in Armenia. “They are splitting our religion. Some of these organizations are carrying out political orders. Our Church needs to be strengthened; it needs to be more active. There are young people who refuse to serve in the army because of their belief. These are all problems that need solution,” Norayr Badalyan, Head of the “Armenian National Movement,” said on March 28. Sevan Aghajanyan, Chairman of the “Front for Preservation of National Values” NGO, added, in turn, that state agencies do not pay attention to the activities of religious organizations. “The corresponding law needs to be reviewed and amended,” he said. Both men recently tried to prevent public propaganda of different religious organizations in different parts of Yerevan. “Some of them, specifically, Jehovah's Witnesses, are putting stands in various parks and openly preaching their beliefs about God, Jesus, the Bible and the future. Several times, we have forcibly taken away their booklets and stopped them from preaching. But our organization is very small and we cannot do everything alone,” Sevan Aghajanyan said reminding that recently a girl made her boyfriend to join her sect to be able to marry her.
