As Armenia celebrates the 1,700th anniversary of Christianity as a national religion, the country's spiritual leader has said that his church faces major challenges as it seeks to rebuild its life in a newly independent state.
But he had harsh words for "new missionaries" who had arrived in Armenia since the collapse of Communism, saying that they had come to his country to divide his church, undermine traditional faith and "confuse the people," more than 90 percent of whom, the Catholicos said, are members of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
Armenia's law on religion was amended in 1997 to curb the spread of non-traditional faiths and movements—including some evangelical churches, Jehovah's Witnesses and members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints—prompting criticism by some minority churches and human rights advocates.
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Stephen I of Armenia -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Stephen I of Armenia (died 1145) was prince of the (Click link for more info and facts about Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia) Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia, ruling from 1140 to 1145.
He was the son of (Click link for more info and facts about Leo I of Armenia) Leo I of Armenia and Beatrice de Rethel.
He had at least three children by his wife Retha de Barbaron: (Click link for more info and facts about Ruben III) Ruben III, (Click link for more info and facts about LeoII) Leo II and Dolete.
Armenia Today Books - Armeniapedia.org(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Claws of the crab: Georgia and Armenia in crisis; Stephen Brook; ISBN 0330326384
Armenia: The Challenge of Reform in the Agricultural Sector (A World Bank Country Study); Csaba Csaki; Paperback; ISBN 0821332392
Armenia at the Crossroads : Democracy and Nationhood in the Post-Soviet Era : Essays, Interviews, and Speeches by the Leaders of the National Democra; Gerard J. Libaridian; ISBN 0962871508
Amazon.com: Claws of the Crab: Georgia and Armenia in Crisis: Books: Stephen Brook(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In Armenia, Brook (L.A. Lore) found a proud, austere people whose homeland, pulverized by the 1988 earthquake, was further strained by an uprising in Nagorno-Karabakh (an Armenian enclave surrounded by Azerbaijan), by Azeri massacres and blockades, and by a diaspora that drew away much of Armenia's brightest people.
Claws of the Crab: Georgia and Armenia in Crisis.
Reading this book, I discovered that Stephen Brook had got there before me when all the exciting stuff was happening at the start of the nineties.
The ancient and terrifying legend of vampires comes true for the inhabitants of the small New England town of Jerusalem's Lot, as a plague of nightstalking beings descends upon them.
A concordance to the poems of Stephen Crane
An unpopular teenage girl whose mother is a religious fanatic is tormented and teased to the breaking point by her more popular schoolmates and uses her hidden telekinetic powers to inflict a terrifying revenge.
NCI founder Raffi K. Hovannisian's message of condolence in tribute to the late Norair Der Kevorkian, Armenia's honorary consul in Thailand, is covered by Armenia and Shant television during memorial service at Holy Etchmiadzin.
As part of the Kansas National Guard's Mission to Armenia, Kansas Senate President Stephen Morris, Kansas House Republican Tom Sloan, Kansas House Republican Melvin Neufeld, and Kansas Senate Republican Karin Brownlee visit the NCI, confer with Raffi Hovannisian.
Raffi Hovannisian receives Leona Mirza, director of the Institute for International and Cultural Studies of North Park University in Illinois, Ann Lousin, professor of law at the John Marshall Law School of Chicago, and a delegation of their students.
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Karabakh Books - Armeniapedia.org(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Armenia and Karabagh: The Struggle for Unity (Minority Rights Publications); Christopher J. Walker (Editor); Paperback; Published 1991; ISBN 1873194005
Claws of the Crab: Georgia and Armenia in Crisis, Stephen Brook; Published 1993; ISBN 1856191613
Humanitarian crisis in Armenia: a round table discussion: informal hearing before the Select Committee on Hunger, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, first session, hearing held in Washington, DC, March 11, 1993; ISBN 0160406781
The end of an era (from Mount Everest) -- Encyclopædia Britannica(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The last of the great pioneering climbs of the decade was via a new route up the left side of the East Face to the South Col. Led by American Robert Anderson, it included just four climbers who had no Sherpa support and used no supplemental oxygen.
British climber Stephen Venables was the only member of this expedition to reach the summit, on May 12, 1988.
It overlooks the point at which the frontiers of Turkey, Iran, and Armenia intersect.
Rediscovering Armenia: An Archaeological/Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia; by Brady Kiesling, Raffi Kojian; Softcover; $15.00
Armenia in Crisis : The 1988 Earthquake; Pierre Verluise, Levon Chorbajian (Translator); Paperback; $14.95 (Special Order); Descriptive information available.
Armenia at the Crossroads : Democracy and Nationhood in the Post-Soviet Era : Essays, Interviews, and Speeches by the Leaders of the National Democra; Gerard J. Libaridian
Nigeria call in new blood to face Libya in LG Cup clash.
They include defender Patrick Owomoyela who plays for German side Armenia Bielefeld, Stephen Makinwa from Italian second division team Genoa and Yussuf Ayila, who plays for Ukrainian champions Dynamo Kyiv.
Hungary will also participate in the four-nation tournament, which starts on 20 October.
