RELIGIOUS FREEDOM UNDER ATTACK in BULGARIA (CBN/DayStart video)
If this new legislation gets voted by Parliament, it will immediately affect virtually all evangelical churches in Bulgaria in the following manner:
(1) Over 95% of the congregations, which do not own their own church buildings will be forced to stop services until they purchase or build one approved by the government. For the majority of them, this requirement will mean their end of existence
(2) Some 1,000+ small congregations, which represent the last buffer between Europe and Islam and meet in temporary buildings in the Gipsy ghettos will be virtually outlawed
(3) Without any external support at the verge of a heavy winter, many evangelical churches in Bulgaria will be forced to close doors simply for not being able to pay their cost of operation
UPDATE: Christians in Bulgaria continue to protest over new law
CBN: Evangelical Christians Praying Against a Serious Threat in Bulgaria
Christianity Today: Bulgaria Considers Religious Restrictions
On November 11th, 18th and 25th all evangelical churches in Bulgaria are openly protesting in the streets a new restrictive bill on religion, which allows government control over churches across the country as follows:
(1) Funding, which does not originate from Bulgaria will become illegal
(2) All denominations must present before the court a list of the names of at least 3,000 members or have their government registration revoked and services stopped
(3) All church services must be held in government approved buildings, not rented auditoriums, open air or even private homes
(4) All denominations must submit a list with the names of their ministers to be allowed legally to preach
(5) It is illegal to evangelize minors under the age of 18
Video from the protests and LIVE coverage here: https://cupandcross.com/protest/
Dr. Dony K. Donev
https://cupandcross.com/
Read more here:
• EEA calls to action in support of the Bulgarian Evangelical Alliance
• Religion Funding Law “Sad Reminder of Communist Past”
• New Controversial Law on Religion to be Voted in Bulgaria
• Bulgarian law to ban all foreign preachers
• New Bill of Religions Bans Foreign Support for Churches in Bulgaria
• Bulgarian evangelicals alarmed by restrictive and discriminative bill on faith minorities
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