Evangelical Movements Abroad

Speaking of evangelicals, BBC News has a piece on the plight of evangelical and Pentecostal Christians in Eritrea, where the government only has four authorized religions. Persons found practicing evangelical Christianity have regularly been imprisoned, beaten, and tortured.

The United States has denounced Eritrea's alleged support of terrorists, and President Afwerki of Eritrea was naturally not pleased. Violence against evangelical Eritreans has only increased after the President accused the U.S. of financially supporting Eritrea's Pentecostal community.

Perhaps even more mystifying, the Eritrean government has also been known to persecute persons practicing even the "approved" religions, when it hasn't been desperately trying to avoid another war with Ethiopia.