Born in Marash as Bedros, and grandson of the first Protestant minister in Marash (Sarkis Bilezikjian), Peter would love to tell the following story, a story that has particular significance when one is aware of the anger that was caused, the rift in families, when the Protestant movement reached Marash in the 19th Century (via missionaries from Boston, by the way)!
Neighbor Woman: (snippily and sarcastically) So, I hear your son has become a Poghokagan (Protestant)!
Marashtsi Mother: No, thank God! He got up this morning, late for work, drank a shot of whiskey, swore at me, and walked out of the house slamming the door. Thank God he's not a Protestant!
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