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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 Bibles and public celebration of Christmas are banned by decree. Christians in Brunei are not allowed to proselytise. Schools are not allowed to teach Christianity.〔 If religious organisations 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.〔 Brunei is the latest Muslim country to enact a law that makes apostasy a crime punishable with death. In 2013, it enacted Syariah (Sharia’a) Penal Code. Section 112(1) of the new law states that a Muslim who declares himself non-Muslim commits a crime punishable with death, or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding thirty years, depending on evidence.〔(Brunei - Laws Criminalizing Apostasy ) Library of Congress (May 2014)〕 Under the required wait period between notification of law and its validity under Brunei’s constitution, its new apostasy law and corporal punishment will be applied starting October 2014, and capital punishment will be imposed starting October 2015.〔Rabiatul Kamit & Bandar Seri Begawan, Kedah Officials in Brunei to Observe Syariah Law, Brunei Times (16 May 2014)〕 There are, however, cases in which a Muslim will adopt the Christian faith, secretly declaring his/her apostasy. In effect, they are practising Christians, but legally Muslims; thus, the statistics of Bruneian Christians does not include Muslim apostates to Christianity. In 1996 Protestants made up 1.3% of the population of Brunei, 0.6% Evangelical. == List of Protestant denominations == (詳細はBorneo Evangelical Church〔Source of the list: The World Christian Encyclopedia, Second edition, Volume 1, p. 153〕 * Korean churches〔 * Methodist Church〔 * Seventh-day Adventist Church〔 * Anglican Church (Diocese of Kuching) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Christianity in Brunei」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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