An Armenian Love Story.... In England...

[Quarteria]

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...considering Armenians adopted Christianity BEFORE the Catholics and our Church is older than the Catholic Church.

No they didn't and no it isn't. True the Armenians decided to have Christianity as their official religion possibly before anybody else (I think Ethopia also adopted it in 301), but, the Catholic Church and Armenian Apostolic Church began at the same time and can go back though history to prove it -- Pentecost.

I felt compelled to correct this.

[ace]

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No they didn't and no it isn't. True the Armenians decided to have Christianity as their official religion possibly before anybody else (I think Ethopia also adopted it in 301), but, the Catholic Church and Armenian Apostolic Church began at the same time and can go back though history to prove it -- Pentecost.

I felt compelled to correct this.

Rome adopted Christianity as its formal religion 12 years after Armenia. Thats what I meant. All this bullxxxx about "churches" is stupid.

We all know Echmiadzin is where its at .

[transience]

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We know, but no one else does...

[obi]

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No they didn't and no it isn't. True the Armenians decided to have Christianity as their official religion possibly before anybody else (I think Ethopia also adopted it in 301), but, the Catholic Church and Armenian Apostolic Church began at the same time and can go back though history to prove it -- Pentecost.

I felt compelled to correct this.

Thank you for that... And thanks to all for your congratulations.

On Easter Sunday we went to church and recieved holy communion. My beloved was looking like she was about to explode at this point.
It was nice, we placed our flower.. Broke our bread... And drank blessed wine. One week later our baby was born.

As mentioned last night, when it was rather late here and i was quite irritable from from doing father things *Smiles inside*... Religion is not a competition, it is a way of life. I am happy with that thought.


D3ADSY:
Yes... Maybe not so much just food, but the old USSR buildings are a perfect place to create a better economy within ARMENIA. Food can be grown... Furniture can be made. I really meant they need utilising. If the Government says it doesn't have money to invest, then the people and Armenian business' should take it upon themselves to do it.
Poverty and corruption are still major problems in Armenia.

[chika]

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how nice is that!!!

[lucedelaluna]

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Congradulations Obi! I hope you continue to build a very strong family and do not allow your differences to come between you too. I also hope you raise your child to recognize herself as English-Armenian/ Armenian-English...and be very proud of both histories and backgrounds!

[HyeFoodGuy]

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An Armenian Love Story ... In Indiana!

obi,

Congratulations on the new addition to your family! What a beautiful daughter, indeed. I, too, have an Armenian wife named Irina, but I'm an American of British/Dutch heritage. And we have a 4-year-old son, Ron Armen. No, this isn't an attempt to play matchmaker. Ronnie has much more interest in watching his dad's Thunderbirds DVDs and swimming at our local Lake Lemon beach this summer than in seeing any pretty girls.

We spent most of last year living in Armenia, writing a book about Armenian food and culture (ARMENIAN FOOD: FACT, FICTION & FOLKLORE - ISBN 1-4116-9865-9). See the cover of the book attached, at the end of this post. You can see excerpts of it at this url:

https://www.Lulu.com/Armenia

While I was in Armenia, it was tough getting used to the every-other-day water service, especially when we were visiting Yerevan. We lived in rainy Vanadzor, which had somewhat better running water and plumbing, but much worse weather than hot-hot-hot Yerevan.

One warning for you: after eating the all-natural fruits, vegetables, and delicious Armenian food, when you return to Europe (or, like me, to the US), food will taste differently and, frankly, just not as good. Sure, there were things I missed while I was there. When I succumbed to my American yearning for unhealthy food, I vainly searched in Yerevan for an American-style hamburger, but only found kebab-style burgers garnished with fresh cucumber instead of pickles. As you will find out if you move to Armenia, it's the little things that you miss the most.

Congrats & cheers,

David Underwood - HyeFoodGuy
website: www.Lulu.com/Armenia

[Armenian]

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Well Folks, its quite a while since i lasted posted here... My partner Irina is Armenian. I think the last time i posted here we were thinking of meeting up... Please, check my Profile/messages by me to know more. Well... After all my crazy questions and ramblings about what do Armenian people like... love... think... Irina now is a beautiful mother of our daughter Ellie-Jean. Please.. Even if you are far from the one you love... and you not even from the same culture... don't think you cannot be in love Ellie-Jean

I wish you a good marriage. God bless the child. I hope you raise her as an Armenian. I only say this because there are so few of us and so many of you. Thus, your existence is cheep, as far as I'm concerned. Please don't take this personally, I would have made that comment towards any other nationality.

[Armenian]

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Ha ha ha... You will have to excuse my laughs. Being from what was once the largest empire ever known on this planet,

The greatest empires on earth were the Persian, Roman, Byzantine, French, German, Russian and perhaps Ottoman and Mongolian. These aforementioned nations fought their way to the top and they subjugated many powerful and civilized adversaries. And in the case of the European empires I mentioned, they were the absolute authorities of western culture and civilization.

When was the last time you went to a meuseum to admire "English" art?

When was the last time you went to a concert hall to hear the works of great "English" composers?

When was the last time you went to an Opera to hear an "English" work?

And when was the last time the English got noted for fashion, cusine, dance or architecture?

Very well, I'll give you an "A" for taking American "Rock'n Roll" and beating it to death. And I'll give you credit for - Fish and Chips

Culture and heritage is defined by its uniqueness, richness and complexity. Take us Armenians for example: We have a unique language, a unique script, a unique style of architecture, a unique music genre, a unique church, etc. And to top it all of we have a unique historiography that is four thousand five hundred years old and counting.

As far as I'm concerned: Ruling over third world savages, as in your case, does not constitute a great empire.

also birthplace to lesser people such as Shakespear, Byron, Lewis-Stevenson, Churchill, Darwin, and countless others... well... I think we have contributed much to the rest of society.

Shakespeare was a cool dude, however, his genealogy is unknown.

Byron was homosexual.

Lewis-Stevenson... Who's he?

Churchill was a filthy war criminal and an early agent of the "one word order" kabal.

Darwin was a mad lunatic who's absurd fables regarding the so-called theory of evolution are only now being discounted.

Nonetheless, in the pantheon of great men, the English need to get on a very-very long line behind many-many other nationalities. Incidentally, are the men you noted English or British?

Besides which, throughout that last thousand years the British islands enjoyed long periods of peace and stability - as Europeans were massacring each other en-mass. Naturally, this stability and peace in the British Islands gave birth to learned men, many of whom were not English by the way.

My apols if you feel i have in some way diluted your bloodline. But i am rather proud of my own too.

No "apols" neccassery. Armenian blood is quite diverse, in a caucasian sense.

And before you tell me - "then why do you speak English"?

Realize that if it wasn't for the Soviet Union and and the United States of America, all of you in Western Europe would be speaking German now. Besides which, America made English what it is today - langua franca.

Incidentally, did you know that 2/3 of the English language was borrowed from Latin/French/Spanish, and the rest is a mix of Anglo, Greek, Scandinavian and German?

[Armenian]

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Just don't raise the kid to be the parasite England has been for centuries.

Don't be silly ace.

The English are a people we can take lessons from. They were not "parasites" they were opportunists. And they were very good in trade, that is how they spread their influense worldwide. Besides which, why is it OK to call the English "parasites" and not the real parasites - the xxx?

See, I can't even say J-e-w here without being censored. If you had called xxxs parasites you would have been banned. Makes you wonder...