If you’re not familiar with Algeria…here’s some stats:
Size: about a quarter the size of Texas
Religion: Mainly Islam…less than 3% Christian
It is dangerous to be a Christian…and even more dangerous to print or distribute Christian material (Bibles).
There IS something you can do…it’s free…can be done from the comfort of your computer…and it takes about 2 min. Sound easy?
In March 2006,the Algerian government introduced new legislation that redefined the conditions for exercising religious activities outside of Islam. Since November 2007, 26 of the 52 known Algerian churches have been ordered to close. Many churches that attempt to register in accordance with this new law are often denied applications by the government with little or no explanation. Send an email to the Algerian Ambassador today, asking the Algerian government to stop the church closures!
The government fears that the growth of religious minorities within Algeria will allow foreign powers to interfere with Algeria’s internal affairs. Authorities have begun comparing Christianity with terrorism, and reports encourage Muslim schools and mosques to counter this “dangerous” Christian evangelism. As the number of church closures rises and more are encouraged to fight Christianity, the Algerian church risks becoming extinct. Read more>>
Send an email to the Algerian Kherbi today! Ask him to stop closing churches and allow religious freedom for all faiths in Algeria! Click HERE to send a QUICK AND EASY EMAIL!
Thanks for the work you’re doing with this blog. I’ve linked to this post at my blog, The Enduring Church at http://enduringchurch.wordpress.com/2008/06/12/the-disappearing-church-in-algeria/.
God Bless,
Mike
With all the respect to your Faith and Knowledge,
it is nothing against Christianity as Faith or its fellows what ever so it taking right now in Algeria which is my Country, but simply a reply and protest and fight against the evangelicals who are trying to do what they already done with lot of places around the world by forcing and manipulating people against their own free will and get them to be Christians. it is as simple as you can read it or hear it. so, please you do not know what it is going on now in Algeria and how Algerians treat the Christians because we have been having Christianity since Jesus PBUH was sent by God on earth as a messenger OK. and if you do not know that, go and learn about those who made the history and are Algerians and Christians in the same time. therefor the matter is purely political and a conspiracy that is taking place in Algeria, tho really destabilize the country and its religion which is Islam all that within its citizens whom they are truly devoted to their Faith..Islam.
and also the matter is really grave because religion is about love and compassion not about spying or conspiring against others by brainwashing the weak to the point were it comes to get them busy with worldly living (materialism) raider than showing the sharing for the real spirituality, and control them later like a slave living against their own free will
although for your knowledge in Algeria we do have beside Muslims a Christian living whom are Algerians and non Algerians and they have churches were you find them open freely for they worship with lot of respect and compassion among thy Algerians.
sincerely.
mohamed, why do we protest against anything or law that makes it difficult to preach your islam in western countries. why do we do we limit the efforts of christians to preach their religion. i’m an algerian and i say there is no freedom of religion.
in the civil right code one could be disinherited and his marriage to be dissolved to denounce Islam.
there are new regulations against prolesizing and intending to shake a muslims’ faith to other faiths from 5 to 10 years of prison and a fine of up to 10 million Algerian dinars
and there is a case these days agaist three christian young man being convicted of offense to the prophet.
this could go to up to ten years of prison.
what if i say islam or the koran has some viollent verses, would a muslim consider it an offense? absolutely, so this law should instead be written blatantly to say there is no right to be who you are other than a muslim. live alone or kill yourself…
Halim Benmokhtar in Algeria
In the begining i want to thank you so much for thise informations about Algerian christians situations .
Yes , we suffert so much for bad adminisration and muslims extrimistses whom were attaking and against the christianity
a point is most important is Jesus christ is Lord of LOVE .
tHANK YOU SO MUCH