{"id":6702,"date":"2026-06-07T10:44:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T10:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=6702"},"modified":"2026-06-12T13:48:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T13:48:20","slug":"ancient-faith-vs-modern-power-inside-armenias-church-state-confrontation-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/07\/ancient-faith-vs-modern-power-inside-armenias-church-state-confrontation-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Ancient faith vs modern power: Inside Armenia\u2019s church-state confrontation (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>RT\u2019s Roman Kosarev reports from Armenia, where supporters of the Apostolic Church say that the government is targeting a cornerstone of the nation\u2019s identity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A growing confrontation between Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and the Armenian Apostolic Church is exposing deep divisions within Armenian society and raising questions about the country\u2019s future direction.<\/p>\n<p>The rift began after Azerbaijan regained control of Nagorno-Karabakh in September 2023, prompting the exodus of most of the region\u2019s ethnic Armenian population \u2013 an event many Armenians viewed as a national tragedy. As church leaders echoed public anger and questioned the government\u2019s actions, they increasingly found themselves in the authorities\u2019 crosshairs: priests have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/russia\/626478-armenian-bishop-priests-arrested\/\">arrested<\/a>, senior clergy accused of plotting against the state, and supporters of the church dispersed by police.<\/p>\n<p>Critics say that the campaign mirrors a broader pattern seen elsewhere in the post-Soviet space, including in Ukraine and Moldova, where traditional churches have become <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/russia\/640928-russia-armenia-church-eu\/\">obstacles<\/a>\u00a0to political projects backed by the West.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/russia\/641129-polling-stations-open-in-armenia-election\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n            <span>READ MORE: <\/span>EU-backed Pashinyan declares victory before final Armenia vote count<br \/>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<p>RT\u2019s Roman Kosarev traveled to Armenia to examine why a conflict involving one of the world\u2019s oldest Christian churches has become one of the defining political battles in the country today.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RT\u2019s Roman Kosarev reports from Armenia, where supporters of the Apostolic Church say that the government is targeting a cornerstone [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6704,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6702"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6702"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6702\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6703,"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6702\/revisions\/6703"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}