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Kazakhstan parliament passes law restricting religious freedom
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Kazakhstan’s parliament passed harsh law wh seriously restricts freedom religion belief.
Kazakhstan Considers Restrictive New Religion Law
By Jeremy Reynalds
Correspondent ASSIST News Service
LOVES PARK, ILLINOIS (ANS) — lower chamber Kazakhstan’s parliament passed legislation wd impose tough restrictions foreign missionary activity evangelical churches.
Kazakhstan located Central Asia, northwest China; portion west Ural River eastern-most Europe.
According news release Slavic Gospel Association (SGA), Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev he approve legislation law.
The news release stated according Rev. Franz Tissen, president Kazakh Union Evangelical Christians-Baptists, bl contains nr troubling provisions.
It establish quotas missionaries allowed Kazakhstan. forbid unregistered missionary activity foreign workers representatives religious organizations.
Tissen prohibit distribution religious material informational material religious content citizens public private homes, unless person receiving literature initiates contact agrees receive literature.
Tissen told SGA ao stop acceptance financial donations religious organizations fm anonymous foreign citizens organizations. addition, said, forbid religious activities, meetings gatherings children age 18 wt written agreement fm bh parents legal guardians.
According news release, proposed bl ao target activities registration religious gs tt oy nr members. sharply restrict rt publish religious literature, me difficult obtain pe worship, preach outside gp itself.
Tissen news release, “This absolute intrusion inner lives believers, limits laws fines wk fulfill Commission Lord Jesus Christ. appeal believers join fasting praying God Kazakhstan.”
SGA president Dr. Robert Provost ao news release, “Please matter urgent, ongoing prayer Lord. indication tt doors ministry are, indeed, continuing close Soviet Union. God sovereign, direct hearts rulers world.”
SGA interdenominational mission Soviet Union 1934. SGA served churches Russia th pastor layleader training, sponsorship national church planters provision Christian literature.
For information www.sga.org