Armenia’s state is now the greatest threat to its own official Christian church

Armenia’s state is now the greatest threat to its own official Christian church

This Christmas, the world’s oldest Christian church was under attack. The church in Armenia — a small country in the Caucasus and the first nation to adopt Christianity as its state religion in A.D. 301 — has been the object of a brutal campaign unleashed by country’s authoritarian ruler, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Recently, a striking…

Armenia's Prime Minister Wages Holy War on Christian Church: Greatest Threat to Nation's Soul Exposed

The ancient Armenian Apostolic Church is fighting for its life against a homegrown danger as Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan launched a brutal campaign against the clergy, sparking accusations of religious persecution that have spilt onto the international stage. This internal warfare was brought to global attention recently via a full-page advertisement on page nine of the Financial Times. The striking headline asked, 'In God's name, what is goi…