Difference between revisions of "Christianity in Sudan"
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[[Open Doors]] earlier placed Sudan as number 7 on the Worldwide Watch List. The number of Christians in the country is estimated at just under 2 million, or 1,963,000. <ref>https://www.opendoors.org.au/persecuted-christians/world-watch-list/sudan</ref> | [[Open Doors]] earlier placed Sudan as number 7 on the Worldwide Watch List. The number of Christians in the country is estimated at just under 2 million, or 1,963,000. <ref>https://www.opendoors.org.au/persecuted-christians/world-watch-list/sudan</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 12:20, July 20, 2020
Christianity in Sudan is a minority religion. Sudan is a country in North Africa that has traditionally been almost completely Islamic, with strict laws against conversion to Christianity.
As of 2011, 97% of the population adhered to Islam[1] "While the population of Sudan predominately descends from both indigenous African groups and Arabs, today most tribes in the country speak Arabic and the Arab culture predominates. Over 97% of the population of Sudan are Sunni Muslims with a very small Christian minority."
Recently, these laws were abolished, "In one of a wide-ranging series of legislative reforms, apostates from Islam no longer face the death penalty in Sudan. “We [will] drop all the laws violating the human rights in Sudan,” Justice Minister Nasredeen Abdulbari said Sunday during an interview on state television." [2]
Open Doors earlier placed Sudan as number 7 on the Worldwide Watch List. The number of Christians in the country is estimated at just under 2 million, or 1,963,000. [3]
Open Doors reported: "The government targets, arrests and intimidates many Christians, particularly leaders. Believers who meet together risk abduction or arrest. Churches are destroyed, and church leaders are often arrested or accused of crimes. Authorities monitor existing churches, and building new churches is increasingly difficult."