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CHURCHES IN GERMANY TO PRAY TOGETHER ON 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
14:19, 07 Oct 2014
"Violence and terror in the name of religion cannot be justified by
anything," the Council of Christian Churches of Germany said in a
statement adopted as a result of the General Assembly of the Council
of Christian Churches in Magdeburg.
The delegates of the Council also called on their member churches to
stand up for humane treatment of refugees. In addition, the Council
requests to mark the 100th commemoration of the Armenian genocide in
2015 with church services and prayers.
"2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the genocide committed against
the Armenians by the Ottoman Empire. For this reason, the General
Assembly adopted a Declaration. "Even after almost a century, this
event not only has a significant impact on the Armenian people,
but also on the international community," it says in the statement.
Although there are few survivors are left, the question of recognition
of suffering and injustice remains urgent. The Council of Christian
Churches encourages its member churches and communities to mark this
commemoration with prayer and worship. Together with the World Council
of Churches it invites individual churches to pray together on April
24, 2015."
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/10/07/churches-in-germany-to-pray-together-on-100th-anniversary-of-the-armenian-genocide/
14:19, 07 Oct 2014
"Violence and terror in the name of religion cannot be justified by
anything," the Council of Christian Churches of Germany said in a
statement adopted as a result of the General Assembly of the Council
of Christian Churches in Magdeburg.
The delegates of the Council also called on their member churches to
stand up for humane treatment of refugees. In addition, the Council
requests to mark the 100th commemoration of the Armenian genocide in
2015 with church services and prayers.
"2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the genocide committed against
the Armenians by the Ottoman Empire. For this reason, the General
Assembly adopted a Declaration. "Even after almost a century, this
event not only has a significant impact on the Armenian people,
but also on the international community," it says in the statement.
Although there are few survivors are left, the question of recognition
of suffering and injustice remains urgent. The Council of Christian
Churches encourages its member churches and communities to mark this
commemoration with prayer and worship. Together with the World Council
of Churches it invites individual churches to pray together on April
24, 2015."
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/10/07/churches-in-germany-to-pray-together-on-100th-anniversary-of-the-armenian-genocide/