Egypt Legalizes 127 Churches in Sweeping New Approval

Michael Foust : Jul 8, 2019
Faithwire.com

While there are still many more churches to legalize, this is a promising start for a country in which Coptic Christians have faced fierce levels of violence and persecution for decades.

(Egypt) — [Faithwire.com] A committee set up by the Egyptian government has approved the legalization of 127 churches which were previously being run in an illegal capacity. (Image: Coptic Christians in Egypt/via Naija Gospel Radio)

A law passed in 2016 hoped to speed up the process of legalization, with thousands of churches being built without a permit and operating in fear of government reprisals.

Prior to the law being passed, it was notoriously difficult to approve state approval and, therefore, congregations could find themselves at risk of prosecution.

Since the law passed, some 1,021 have been granted permits by the committee, according to International Christian Concern... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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