| Rwanda Restricts Fasting as 8,000 Churches Closed
New law requires pastors to obtain theology degrees and forbids telling churchgoers to fast.
Ignatius Ssuuna in Kigali
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About 8,000 official and unofficial churches, as well as 100 mosques, have been closed in Rwanda for failing to comply
with health, safety, and noise regulations. This includes 4 in 10
congregations belonging to a nationwide association of 3,300 Pentecostal
churches.
And
authorities indicate such shutting down of houses of worship in the
East African nation will continue until congregations meet the strict
requirements of a new law adopted by Rwanda’s parliament on July 27.
The latest requirement: ...
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Tuesday, August 7, 2018
8,000 Churches Closed in Rwanda
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