Uncertainty remained Sunday, February 16, over the future of one of Hungary’s main evangelical denominations after it lost its church status and the government rejected an expert opinion about its “religious legitimacy.”
The Hungarian Evangelical Fellowship (HEF), known for outreach to Gypsies, or Roma, and aid programs among homeless and elderly, was among hundreds of groups losing recognition under controversial religious legislation imposed by the center-right government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
In January, the Ministry of Human Resources warned students attending HEF’s John Wesley Theological College that they would no longer receive state scholarships, despite reports that Minister Zoltan Balog was a former faculty member.
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(Bos Newlife) Hungary's Evangelicals Face an Uncertain Future; Government Rejects Expert
Uncertainty remained Sunday, February 16, over the future of one of Hungary’s main evangelical denominations after it lost its church status and the government rejected an expert opinion about its “religious legitimacy.”
The Hungarian Evangelical Fellowship (HEF), known for outreach to Gypsies, or Roma, and aid programs among homeless and elderly, was among hundreds of groups losing recognition under controversial religious legislation imposed by the center-right government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
In January, the Ministry of Human Resources warned students attending HEF’s John Wesley Theological College that they would no longer receive state scholarships, despite reports that Minister Zoltan Balog was a former faculty member.
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