{"id":201792,"date":"2025-10-27T23:12:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T19:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abcmedia.am\/?p=201792"},"modified":"2025-10-28T13:36:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T09:36:34","slug":"a-rift-in-faith-or-the-emergence-of-a-sect-what-happened-at-hovhannavank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abcmedia.am\/en\/society\/201792\/","title":{"rendered":"A rift in faith or the emergence of a sect: What happened at Hovhannavank"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Applause, shouting, violence, and aggression — Sunday’s service at Hovhannavank resembled not a religious ceremony, but a protest action.<\/p>\n

Theologians say that what took place is a dangerous sign of a new sect forming.<\/p>\n

Armenian theologians are drawing historical parallels, noting that this is not the first time that an attempt has been made to break away from the Church to form a new religious movement.<\/p>\n