Christianity in Mauritania
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Christianity is a small minority in Mauritania
. There are about 4,500 Roman Catholics in Mauritania. The only diocese is the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nouakchott. There are expatriate African churches in Mauritania. There are no more than 200 Protestants (both forigeners and locals combined) in Mauritania
. In spite of strict law against evangelization
, The Mauritania
n Christian
community is growing and there are now 400 - 1,000 ethnic Mauritania
n Christian
s. It is reported that in a period of eight months, more than 160 people from Mauritania
had seen on the Norwegian
/ Swedish
Christian
channel, Miracle Channel in the desert, secretly.
There hardly is printing and distribution of bibles. Oppression of Christians has increased recently. There are Christians who are arrested due to their faith. Churches have been closed in 2006. Conversion from Islam can be punished with death.
New religions cannot be registered.
http://parl.gc.adventist.org/documents/world_reports/WorldReport05.pdf
Mauritania
Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest...
. There are about 4,500 Roman Catholics in Mauritania. The only diocese is the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nouakchott. There are expatriate African churches in Mauritania. There are no more than 200 Protestants (both forigeners and locals combined) in Mauritania
Mauritania
Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest...
. In spite of strict law against evangelization
Evangelization
Evangelization is that process in the Christian religion which seeks to spread the Gospel and the knowledge of the Gospel throughout the world. It can be defined as so:-The birth of Christian evangelization:...
, The Mauritania
Mauritania
Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest...
n Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
community is growing and there are now 400 - 1,000 ethnic Mauritania
Mauritania
Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest...
n Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
s. It is reported that in a period of eight months, more than 160 people from Mauritania
Mauritania
Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest...
had seen on the Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
/ Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
channel, Miracle Channel in the desert, secretly.
Persecution
Distribution of Christian literature and evangelizing of Muslims are prohibited.There hardly is printing and distribution of bibles. Oppression of Christians has increased recently. There are Christians who are arrested due to their faith. Churches have been closed in 2006. Conversion from Islam can be punished with death.
New religions cannot be registered.
Sources
- Status of religious freedom in Mauritania article
- http://sb.od.org/index.php?supp_page=wwl_deteriorated&supp_lang=en&PHPSESSID=32106507f5331659725a5d2c40770996
- http://www.adherents.com/adhloc/Wh_202.html#483
- http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2006/78746.htm
http://parl.gc.adventist.org/documents/world_reports/WorldReport05.pdf