MoI won’t intervene to shut religious centers (By Ben Garcia,Kuwait Times) kuwait-churchKUWAIT: The Ministry of Interior will not intervene to shut down religious centers and charitable societies in residential areas, the ministry spokesman told Kuwait Times yesterday. Adel Al-Hashash said the interior ministry is not aware of any decision by the ministry of housing on the matter. “Such an issue may be related to the municipality,” he added. The ministry of housing affairs has allegedly ordered religious and charitable organizations in residential areas to vacate or face eviction, according to reports in the local media quoting Minister of Housing Yasser Abul. “We are not taking any action in the present time since the housing ministry has not contacted us yet. But if it wants us to get involved or needs our help, we are ready,” Hashash noted. Some churches and charitable organizations hold their activities in residential areas for shortage of places of worship. Bishop Camillo Ballin said the Catholic Church needs new land to build a new church. “Our numbers are very large, and the present premises are not enough to accommodate us all. If a stampede occurs, hundreds will die,” he warned. “We only want to pray,” he told Kuwait Times. There are other Christian sects in Kuwait including Evangelicals, Anglicans and Coptic and Orthodox denominations. Christians are recognized by the state and are allowed to conduct their religious rituals and obligations, but only at their designated places of worship. The Holy Family Cathedral in Kuwait City, the National Evangelical Church, also in Kuwait City, an Orthodox compound in Hawally, the Armenian Church in Salmiya and Anglican and Catholic churches in Ahmadi are some of the recognized Christian places of worship in Kuwait. By Ben Garcia
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 06:56:41 +0000
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