The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) has called on Algerian authorities to guarantee freedom of worship to churches and religious institutions, and to allow all closed churches to re-open. A press release on 12 August states, ‘We deeply regret that in May and in August 2019 two churches were forcibly closed in the city of Boudjima. This brings the number of forcibly closed churches to six, including one house church. Five of them belong to the Protestant Church of Algeria, a WEA member. Many more churches are threatened with closure, amid denial of formal registration and recognition by authorities. We also call on the Algerian authorities to suspend and revise the February 2006 ordinance setting out the conditions and rules for the exercise of non-Muslim religions. This ordinance is cited in each of the decisions to close churches.’
Algeria: churches being closed
Written by David Fletcher 15 Aug 2019Additional Info
- Pray: for the Algerian authorities to respond to WEA’s appeal and uphold religious freedom. Pray also for peace and prosperity for this country. (Isaiah 54:14,15)
- More: worldea.org/news/4956/wea-appeals-to-algeria-to-re-open-forcibly-closed-churches
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