Proselytization is not a legal term and there’s no law in Armenia that can make proselytizing a punishable offense, said Reverend Father Yesayi Artenyan speaking to reporters in Yerevan today.<\/p>\n
“Considering that the area of our church in the South-East district is more saturated with sectarians and sectarian organizations’ centers \u2014 by the way, one more aggressive and dangerous the other \u2014, I don’t consider it coincidental that the different religious organizations harbored on all four sides of the church took this step measuredly, choosing the areas closest to the church,” he said.<\/p>\n
As for the Court of General Jurisdiction of Malatia-Sebastia Administrative District of Yerevan ruling to sentence Jehovah\u2019s Witness Andranik Makvetsyan to 6 months in prison for insulting a member of the clergy and for violating the lawful activities of the priest in the vicinity of the church, well, according to the priest, this will become a “wonderful example” for all those whose rights are constantly violated by different denominational organizations.<\/p>\n