Thanks to his efforts, supported by ADF UK, the ban on worship was momentously overturned - in a country where only 7. A court in the human rights hub of Geneva, Switzerland was the next to follow suit. The court upheld religious freedom after a mixed group of faith leaders and a medical doctor brought forward a challenge. Litigation is ongoing in several other countries.
Where bans emerge, they are overturned. It raises the question as to why governments are not learning from this repetitive global story.
And yet, Agnes and her community in Uganda still stand deprived of access to their places of worship. They are denied their right to live out their faith in public and in community. After a fall in the number of Covid cases since the national spike on 20th June, Uganda has relaxed their lockdown measures considerably. Those who want to shop may visit the mall, and those who want to eat out may attend a restaurant; yet there is no place of worship open for those who want to practice their religion.
Their brief was filed in court this week. As in Scotland, so in Uganda. The core, universal principle of human rights, which was upheld for Scots, should be upheld for Ugandans too. When challenged, Scottish government officials could find no data to justify the stricter clampdown on churches compared to other public buildings such as supermarkets, bicycle shops or dry cleaners.
When put to the test, no government so far has been able to produce any firm reasoning as to why religious groups should be treated any differently. The ball is now in the court of the Ugandan government to try and prove what others have failed to. Please enable it see how. Is the Bible Illegal in 52 Countries? Click to see it on their site. How to Get Bibles into 52 Restricted Nations As mentioned, there are several good ministries doing this work. There are several ways you can help: Pray for our ministry and our work.
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Order materials for us. We ship to distributors who can use mostly English literature, but we also have foreign language material organized. You can order a case of Swahili New Testaments , for example, and have them shipped right to us. Previous post. Next post. LovePackages June 8, at pm. Ryan July 19, at am. Trailing a few spots behind at No. The country also scored the highest in church attacks, abductions, and forced marriages, according to Open Doors.
Nigeria No. This number is likely low, since it includes only reported incidents. It also points to the double persecution —for both their gender and religion—that Christian women face in much of the world. The majority of the countries on the list saw an overall increase in persecution from to 30 of Five of the six countries where persecution increased the most were majority-Muslim, with the notable exception of India, which moved from No. Under Modi, religious freedom violations against Christians—such as social exclusion, abuse, and imprisonment—have spread unchecked.
In October, Hindu-majority Nepal took aim at evangelism by criminalizing religious conversion; the Pew Research Center has noted increasing social hostility there as far back as Buddhist nationalism in countries such as Sri Lanka No. Parents have to send their children to Buddhist schools, where children must learn about Buddhism and participate in its rituals, Open Doors said. And Christians often are refused permits to rent a place to hold worship services.
North Korea, Somalia and Afghanistan are the worst countries to openly follow the teachings of the Bible, according to the study by Open Doors. North Korea has been branded the most dangerous country in the world for Christians since The Christian charity found the global level of Christian persecution has risen for the fourth year in a row, with Asian countries showing a particularly rapid rise.
The study found Islamic extremism was responsible for increased hostility in 14 of the top 20 counties on its list. Millions of Christians around the world now live their lives against varying levels of discrimination, discovery, violence and arrest.
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