Prayer Alert: Rwanda Closes More Than 8,000 Churches In Major Crackdown

Michael Foust : Aug 2, 2018
Christian Headlines

One church was closed during a wedding, with the guests "told to leave the church during the service," World Watch Monitor reported.

(Rwanda)— [ChristianHeadlines.com] More than 8,000 churches throughout Rwanda have been closed by the government as part of an alleged crackdown on unsafe structures, although religious liberty advocates say the government is closing congregations that should be considered acceptable. (Photo: Rwanda/Unsplash/via Christian Headlines)

Christians in the country fear the movement is a cover for the government's drive toward secularism.

Pastors are now required by the government to have degrees from accredited institutions. Bible schools are mandated to teach science and technology in order to teach theology. Among the other rules, access roads to churches must be paved and inside walls and ceilings must be plastered and painted, according to World Watch Monitor...

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