Armenia

A community portal about Armenia with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked mountainous country in Eurasia between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, located in the Southern Caucasus. It shares borders with Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and the Nakhichevan exclave of Azerbaijan to the south. A former republic of the Soviet Union, Armenia is a unitary, multiparty, democratic nation-state and one of the oldest and most historic civilizations in the world with a rich cultural heritage, as well as the first nation to adopt Christianity as its official religion. Although Armenia is constitutionally a secular state, the Christian faith plays a major role in both its history and the identification of the Armenian people.

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Armenia - A 21st Century Symbol Of Religious Intolerance

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jeffsmith on

From: cultrad.blogspot.com

The Constitution as amended in December 2005 provides for freedom of religion; however, the law places some restrictions on the religious freedom of adherents of minority religious groups, and there were some restrictions in practice. The Armenian (Apostolic) Church, which has formal legal status as the national church, enjoys some privileges not available to other religious groups. There was no change in the status of respect for religious freedom by the Government during the reporting... Read Full Story

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Welcome to our blog about Armenia

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The_Zimbio_Team on

This is our group blog, which is unique because any Zimbio member can post an entry to it. Some members blog about recent news and trends related to the portal topic, others recount relevant personal stories. You can also comment on and rate existing blog entries, to voice your opinion and to help the community identify which members and entries on the portal are must-reads. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this portal? Well, then put on your journalist's cap... Read Full Story

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What About the Jewish Lobby?

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fstopsky on

From: blog.myspace.com

The New Republic in its July 23rd issue has a wonderful article dealing with efforts by the Armenian Lobby to get Congress to pass a resolution attacking Turkey for its genocide of Armenians. The arti... Read Full Story

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