From Christianity Today-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: Pastors must now have a degree
in theological education from an accredited school. The law also
prohibits church leaders from urging their followers to fast for lengthy
periods—like Jesus’ 40 days in the wilderness—in order to better secure
God’s blessing; authorities claim this is a form of starvation.
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