I think it should not be so worried.
In the end , the reaction is most often the reverse .
My grandfather graduated from seminary ( Nersesian ) in Tbilisi.
He was a staunch atheist and communist.
There is a so-called «the effect of cobra». The term refers to the time of British colonial rule in India , where one of the governors , concerned about the number of fatal bites of cobras , has introduced a reward for every snake's head. As a result, the number of cobras increased as the population began to grow immediately .
here it is :
http://www.openspace.ru/art/events/details/35327/