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Protestants in Nigeria are about 26.5% of the population (about 34 million). Christianity in Yoruba area traditionally has been Protestant and Anglican. With political independence came African priests in Protestant denominations, although ritual and forms of worship were strictly those of the home country of the original missionaries. Conservative estimates of the size of the Nigerian Baptist Convention claims three million baptized believers and a worshiping community of more than six million. Hundreds of persons in northern and central Nigeria have died in recent years as a result of violence between Christian and Muslim communities.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.usccb.org/sdwp/international/20070201rellibbck.pdf )〕 Since the introduction of Sharia Law in 12 Northern states, violence between Muslims and Christians has increased in the north. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ishr.org/index.php?id=861&tx_ttnews%5BpS%5D=1187776959&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=745&cHash=69067c2324 )〕 Sharia only applies to Muslims in Law. The Presbyterian Church of Nigeria has more than 3,8 million members in the entire country as well as outreaches in the neighbourin countries.〔http://www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/regions/africa/nigeria/presbyterian-church-of-nigeria.html〕 The Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA) is one of the largest non-governmental organisations in Nigeria, reaching about five million people. It was founded in 1954. It has more than 110 clinics. ==References== 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「Protestantism in Nigeria」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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