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CHRISTIAN CHURCHES OFFER SUPPORT TO NATIONS UBJECTED TO GENOCIDE
20:26, 22 Apr 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
A common declaration was adopted at the ecumenical session of the
global Forum "Against the Crime of Genocide" held under the auspices
of the Mother See of Holy
"Churches Against Genocides - Human Life as a Gift of God" April 21-22,
2015 Yerevan, Armenia
By the mercy of God and in glorification to the All Holy Trinity,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we, the leaders, the representatives of
the Christian Churches and ecumenical organizations, participating
in the Ecumenical Session of the Forum in the land of Biblical Mount
Ararat - Armenia, which has been evangelized by the apostles Sts.
Thaddeus and Bartholomew under the stewardship of the Armenian Holy
Apostolic Church, on the occasion of the commemoration of the 100th
Anniversary and the Canonization of the Martyrs of the Armenian
Genocide, solemnly declare:
Guided by the Christian truth and God-given commandments on the
sacredness and inviolability of life that it is created by and belongs
to God; (Genesis.1:27; Exodus 20:13, John 1:4);
Believing in the sacred mission of the Church of Christ aimed at
establishing peace in the world and solidarity amongst people;
Bearing witness that the Church is called to the salvation of souls
and to the mission of protecting life on earth;
1. we reaffirm that the violence and killings based on national,
religious, ethnic and racial discrimination have no justification and
statute of limitations; 2. we condemn the genocides and all crimes,
which endanger peace and human security, being the manifestation
of evil and sin against humanity; 3. we condemn the ongoing ethnic
and religious violence in the world, especially in the Middle East,
which cause painful human losses and irreversible destruction of
spiritual and cultural values and heritage; 4. we are convinced that
to prevent the similar crimes in the future is of utmost importance
to recognize and condemn all crimes of genocide, absolutely reject
the denial and to pursuit the claim for reparation; 5. we offer
our support to nations who have been subjected to genocide and are
committed to stand for defending human dignity and peace among the
nations; 6. we call upon the leaders of the nations, individuals
and the people of good will to join forces in creating a just and
harmonious world free from suffering and violence; 7. we pray for
the souls of the martyrs of the Armenian Genocide and all victims of
crimes against humanity and ask the Almighty God to strengthen us in
our pursuit for establishing peace and justice in the world.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/04/22/christian-churches-offer-support-to-nations-ubjected-to-genocide/
20:26, 22 Apr 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
A common declaration was adopted at the ecumenical session of the
global Forum "Against the Crime of Genocide" held under the auspices
of the Mother See of Holy
"Churches Against Genocides - Human Life as a Gift of God" April 21-22,
2015 Yerevan, Armenia
By the mercy of God and in glorification to the All Holy Trinity,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we, the leaders, the representatives of
the Christian Churches and ecumenical organizations, participating
in the Ecumenical Session of the Forum in the land of Biblical Mount
Ararat - Armenia, which has been evangelized by the apostles Sts.
Thaddeus and Bartholomew under the stewardship of the Armenian Holy
Apostolic Church, on the occasion of the commemoration of the 100th
Anniversary and the Canonization of the Martyrs of the Armenian
Genocide, solemnly declare:
Guided by the Christian truth and God-given commandments on the
sacredness and inviolability of life that it is created by and belongs
to God; (Genesis.1:27; Exodus 20:13, John 1:4);
Believing in the sacred mission of the Church of Christ aimed at
establishing peace in the world and solidarity amongst people;
Bearing witness that the Church is called to the salvation of souls
and to the mission of protecting life on earth;
1. we reaffirm that the violence and killings based on national,
religious, ethnic and racial discrimination have no justification and
statute of limitations; 2. we condemn the genocides and all crimes,
which endanger peace and human security, being the manifestation
of evil and sin against humanity; 3. we condemn the ongoing ethnic
and religious violence in the world, especially in the Middle East,
which cause painful human losses and irreversible destruction of
spiritual and cultural values and heritage; 4. we are convinced that
to prevent the similar crimes in the future is of utmost importance
to recognize and condemn all crimes of genocide, absolutely reject
the denial and to pursuit the claim for reparation; 5. we offer
our support to nations who have been subjected to genocide and are
committed to stand for defending human dignity and peace among the
nations; 6. we call upon the leaders of the nations, individuals
and the people of good will to join forces in creating a just and
harmonious world free from suffering and violence; 7. we pray for
the souls of the martyrs of the Armenian Genocide and all victims of
crimes against humanity and ask the Almighty God to strengthen us in
our pursuit for establishing peace and justice in the world.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/04/22/christian-churches-offer-support-to-nations-ubjected-to-genocide/