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Garen Yegparian
Asbarez Columnist
Garen Yegparian is a fat, bald guy who has too much to say and do for his own good. So, you know he loves mouthing off weekly about anything he damn well pleases to write about that he can remotely tie in to things Armenian. He's got a checkered past: principal of an Armenian school, project manager on a housing development, ANC-WR Executive Director, AYF Field worker (again on the left coast), Operations Director for a telecom startup, and a City of LA employee most recently (in three different departments so far). Plus, he's got delusions of breaking into electoral politics, meanwhile participating in other aspects of it and making sure to stay in trouble. His is a weekly column that appears originally in Asbarez, but has been republished to the Armenian Weekly for many years.
Latest posts by Garen Yegparian (see all)
- Drones for Armenia - November 15, 2022
- So Sad, Too Far Gone - November 7, 2022
- Pomposity to Mask Ineptitude - October 31, 2022
Garen Yegparian,
Your anti-Christian attitude permeates throughout all your ”articles”. What is your problem? What has the Church, your Church, done to you that you hate it so much? Very disappointing to hear this from an Armenian.
You say that ”While it seems pathetic that a church holiday has given rise to this, cultural manifestations are important and anything that instigates more should not be frowned upon.” Just because it seems pathetic to you does not mean that the community at large feels like you do. Quite the contrary. The Christian faith is at the centre of Armenian culture and what it means to be an Armenian. Deal with it. If you disagree, then you should reassess why you even bother writing on this website to begin with.
As a reminder, the Armenian Apostolic Church created the Armenian alphabet as a means to prevent our assimilation into the Greek and Persian nations at our sides. Its goal has always been twofold, to teach the faith and preserve the Armenian nation. Without it, we would have continued practicing barbaric rituals like sacrificing beautiful and fine Armenian women to the fertility goddess. Otherwise, in the Church’s absence we would have become Muslims and no different that Turks today.
So spare us you personal problem with the Church and write something relevant next time.