Armenia: Secular State?
Following a post on the destruction of an academic building to make way for land development by the Armenian Apostolic Church, Unzipped now comments on an idea from a parliamentary deputy to build a church to bring religion closer to the country’s legislature.
Mentioning the situation in neighboring Georgia, where concerns have already been raised about the involvement of the church in local politics, the blog says that such a move does not bode well for the future.
What is next? Armenian patriarch as head of state elected by the National Ecclesiastical Assembly?
…and not only in Armenia.
Recent survey in Georgia shows that Georgians trust their orthodox church the most (91% of surveyed). It follows by independent media and human rights Ombudsman (no numbers are provided within the news report but I assume they came the distant 2nd and 3rd). The least trusted for Georgians are courts and the mayor of Tbilisi.
With this mentality and state of affairs, the future for the South Caucasus is not looking that bright, after all.
- Published:
- 10.07.08 / 10am by Onnik
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