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WHY DID EUROPEANS CHOOSE THE "MONSTERS"?
Panorama.am
14:35 23/05/06
The Armenian Apostolic church representatives are concerned with the
victory of Finnish group Lordi at Eurovision 2006. In a discussion
held at Ararat diocese, priest Tovma Andrasyan said that the victory
of the "monsters" indicates that Europe is undergoing a phase of
decline of moral values. The priest also quoted statistics saying
the higher the standard of living in European countries, the more
mentally ill they have. "The churches in Scandinavia are empty,"
he said, adding that there is no greater sin than indifference.
Michael Hambartsumyan, psychologist did not agree with him. In his
words, the choice of the Europeans reflected everything that the
youth does not agree now.
The psychologist suggests taking the performance only as a show
and not as moral degradation. "The Finn needed the first place and
they reached their aim - serious marketing was conducted beforehand
on audience preferences. They understood that there is a need for
rock music since Eurovision has long been taken as a contest of pop
music. I do not think we have to look for religious origins here,"
Hambartsumyan said.
Panorama.am
14:35 23/05/06
The Armenian Apostolic church representatives are concerned with the
victory of Finnish group Lordi at Eurovision 2006. In a discussion
held at Ararat diocese, priest Tovma Andrasyan said that the victory
of the "monsters" indicates that Europe is undergoing a phase of
decline of moral values. The priest also quoted statistics saying
the higher the standard of living in European countries, the more
mentally ill they have. "The churches in Scandinavia are empty,"
he said, adding that there is no greater sin than indifference.
Michael Hambartsumyan, psychologist did not agree with him. In his
words, the choice of the Europeans reflected everything that the
youth does not agree now.
The psychologist suggests taking the performance only as a show
and not as moral degradation. "The Finn needed the first place and
they reached their aim - serious marketing was conducted beforehand
on audience preferences. They understood that there is a need for
rock music since Eurovision has long been taken as a contest of pop
music. I do not think we have to look for religious origins here,"
Hambartsumyan said.