March 2000

IRLA Conference of Experts Adopts Document on Responsible Proselytism

Posted August 20, 2009

Around the world, proselytism is a major religious freedom issue. In some nations, one who proselytes and/or one who becomes a proselyte may be executed. In other countries, non-established or minority religions or belief systems, for whom proselytism is a fundamental principle, may become the targets of various forms of persecution.

Historic Religious Liberty Conference in Cameroon

Posted August 20, 2009

Yaounde, Cameroon ... [ANN] The first religious liberty conference to be held in the ethnically and religiously divided country of Cameroon took place in the capital city Yaounde on March 9-11. Sponsored by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the conference dealt with methods of promoting religious harmony in pluralistic societies and was attended by more than 80 delegates from other central African countries including Chad, Burundi, Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire, Togo, Guinea and Gabon.