Christianity in Brunei
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Christianity is the religion of about 10% of the population of Brunei
. Contact with Christians in other countries, the import of Bible
s and public celebration of Christmas
are banned by decree.
Christians in Brunei are not allowed to proselytize.
Schools are not allowed to teach Christianity.
If religious organizations fail to register, its members can be imprisoned.
Teaching of non-Muslim religions in schools is prohibited.
Marriages between Christians and Muslims are prohibited.
People, who change their religion from Islam
to another, are subject to societal and official pressure.
There was 0.6% Evangelicals in 1996.
They belong to the apostolic Vicariate in Brunei.
The Right Reverend Cornelius Sim is a bishop and the Apostolic Vicar of Brunei.
He was ordained bishop in 2005.
Brunei
Brunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia...
. Contact with Christians in other countries, the import of Bible
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
s and public celebration of Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
are banned by decree.
Christians in Brunei are not allowed to proselytize.
Schools are not allowed to teach Christianity.
If religious organizations fail to register, its members can be imprisoned.
Teaching of non-Muslim religions in schools is prohibited.
Marriages between Christians and Muslims are prohibited.
People, who change their religion from Islam
Islam
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to another, are subject to societal and official pressure.
There was 0.6% Evangelicals in 1996.
List of Protestant denominations
- Borneo Evangelical ChurchBorneo Evangelical ChurchThe Borneo Evangelical Church or SIB is an evangelical Christian denomination in Malaysia. The church was organised in 1959 from the work of the Borneo Evangelical Mission with help from the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church in Indonesia...
- Korean churches
- Methodist Church
- Seventh-day Adventist ChurchSeventh-day Adventist ChurchThe Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
- Anglican Church (Diocese of Kuching)
Roman Catholic Church
There are three Roman Catholic parishes in Brunei.They belong to the apostolic Vicariate in Brunei.
The Right Reverend Cornelius Sim is a bishop and the Apostolic Vicar of Brunei.
He was ordained bishop in 2005.