Belarus Fined Christian For Bible Study Group

christianpersecution.info     Jul 24, 2008            

Belarus Fined Christian For Bible Study Group - Christian Persecution Belarus Fined Christian For Bible Study Group Added: Jul 23rd, 2008 2:56 PM By BosNewsLife News Center in Budapest MINSK/BUDAPEST (BosNewsLife) -- A Christian in Belarus has been fined the equivalent of nine months minimum wage salary for attempting to organise an informal Bible study and discussion group, Christian rights investigators said Wednesday, July 23. Advoacy group Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) told BosNewsLife that the Grodno Regional Court declared Valentin Borovik guilty of violating Article 14 of the Belarusian Law on Freedom of Conscience and Religion (LFCR) and Article 9.9 of the Administrative Violations Code and fined him 315,000 rubles some $150. Under the country's legislation a new religious organisation have a minimum of twenty... [read full story]                    

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Belarusian Christian fined for organizing Bible study

assistnews.net     Jul 23, 2008          

By Michael Ireland Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service GRODNO, BELARUS (ANS) -- A Belarusian Christian has been fined the equivalent of nine months minimum wage salary for attempting to organize an informal Bible study and...                    

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Belarus Fines Organizer of "Too Small" Bible Discussion Group

religionclause.blogspot.com     Jul 24, 2008          

The Belorussian Law on Freedom of Conscience and Religion provides that a new religious organization must have at least 20 members over the age of 18 to receive government recognition. BosNewsLife reported yesterday that...                    

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