Churches Heavily Fined for Worshipping

The Christian Post today is reporting that evangelism is being threatened in Belarus and churches are being fined for simply worshipping.

According to the religious freedom watchdog, Forum 18, the charismatic New Life Church in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, has been fined three times since December 2004. The latest incident was on Oct. 7 when the local court accused the administrator of the Church, Vasily Yurevich, of leading unauthorized worship service on Sept. 4.

Forum 18, which monitors religious persecution in Communist and former Soviet states, reported that the latest fine was 3,825,000 Belarusian roubles (1,780 U.S. Dollars) – equivalent to over ten times the average monthly wage in Belarus.
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