Proposed Amendments Could Close Churches, Seminaries in Bulgaria
Religious leaders in Bulgaria have spoken out against proposed changes to a religious law in Bulgaria that could result in the closure of many Christian churches and seminaries.
Christian leaders in the Balkan nation have sounded an alarm about two proposed draft laws being advanced in Bulgaria's parliament that would revise the country's Religious Denominations Act.
The Bulgarian Evangelical Alliance sent a letter to the European Evangelical Alliance last week last week warning of the restrictions the proposed amendments could have on evangelical churches' right to worship.
The amendments, which passed in first reading last October, would hold that Bulgarian citizens may only carry out liturgical activities if they have completed theological education in Bulgaria or have a foreign diploma recognized by Bulgarian government institutions and state-sanctioned denominations....
Paul Fountain | 1/30/2009
