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Christianity is a minority religion in Yemen. The constitution mentions religious liberty. ==Present situation== There are about 4000 Catholics in Yemen. They belong to the Apostolic Vicariate of Arabia. The ''World Christian Encyclopedia'', Second edition, Volume 1, states the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and the Russian Orthodox Church as largest denominations in Yemen. In Aden there are three Catholic churches and one Anglican church. In San'a there are weekly Protestant services. Christian missions from several countries are active in Yemen. There are hospitals that belong to foreign Christian institutions. Protestants make up less than 1% of the population of Yemen. An American Baptist congregation is affiliated with a hospital in Jibla. The Anglican Church runs two charitable clinics in Aden.〔 Some say that the relations between Christians and Muslims contribute to religious freedom.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/anti-semitism/relyemen01.html )〕 However, according to human rights activist, Abdul Razzaq al-Azazi writing in the neo-conservative Gatestone Institute, "Christians in Yemen cannot practice their religion nor can they go to church freely. Society would work on having them enter Islam." Conversion from Islam to Christianity is not legally recognized by the state. A 2015 study estimates a mere 400 believers in Christ from a Muslim background in the country. 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 Yemen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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