Posted on 09/09/2011 4:56:34 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
In July, it seemed there might be hope for believers in Algeria when the Protestant Church of Algeria (EPA) finally gained recognition by the government after years of struggling to obtain it. It quickly became clear, however, that this freedom only extended so far.
The government has threatened many times in the past to shut down EPA churches which are not registered -- try as they might to become so -- with the government. When the EPA gained recognition in July, that could've come to an end. But the government chose to withhold recognition from 25 individual EPA churches and reject their applications for registration.
As a result, these Christian churches are still unprotected by the government of the mostly-Muslim nation and could be closed at any time.
Such abrupt decisions have been executed in the past, as in an incident in April in which a church was given 48 hours to shut its doors. The pastor presented documents to the local police department that proved his affiliation with the EPA, but the police commissioner said the documents were not sufficient proof to operate the church.
Algerian authorities base their actions on the discriminatory Ordinance 06-03, which regulates non-Muslim worship. Since 2006, protestant believers have been at the mercy of this strict law, which has prevented them from worshiping freely or legally.
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But the gov’t’s liberalizing business and commerce. ;’)
We need to treat muslims in the same manner that they treat others. We should push all of the muslims out of Lebanon, the Gaza Strip, and the West Bank back to Syria and Jordan and allow any Christians from majority muslim countries to settle there. It would save them from genocide and secure Israel’s borders.
“We need to treat muslims in the same manner that they treat others.”
Here, here.
“We should push all of the muslims out of Lebanon, the Gaza Strip, and the West Bank back to Syria and Jordan and allow any Christians from majority muslim countries to settle there. It would save them from genocide and secure Israel’s borders.”
How about first we push them out of our country and let them settle back in their homeland of Krapistan? I’m most interested in securing America’s borders and keeping our country safe from throat-cutters and suicide bombers. Why do we let ANY Mohammedans immigrate here?
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