DRAFT LAW ON ALTERATIONS TO THE LAW "ON FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS" DOES NOT ENVISAGE SUPPORTING ANY RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION TO THE DETRIMENT OF ANOTHER ONE

ArmInfo
2009-02-17 13:50:00

ArmInfo. Draft law on alterations to the law "On freedom of conscience
and religious organizations" does not envisage supporting any
religious organization to the detriment of another one, chairman of
the permanent parliamentary commission on science, education, sport,
culture and youth, Armen Ashotyan, said at today’s press-conference. He
also added that the purpose of this draft law drawing out is to stop
actions of various religious organizations directed to ‘capturing of
souls’, i.e. proselytism.

Touching on registration of religious organizations in Armenia, he
said that according to the draft law, registration of any religious
organization supposes that the number of members of this organization
should be not less than 500 people. Ashotyan also submitted the data
of the Centre on Fighting Destructive Sects, according to which 400
cases of suicide on religious basis were registered in 2006.