Cuba restricts worship
Protestant house-church leaders in Cuba fear that new regulations
restricting religious meetings in private homes could severely curtail
their ability to meet for worship.
Services that have not been authorised are banned, while anyone
organising approved services must submit details to the authorities —
including signed approval from the owners of the meeting place, days and
times when services are held, and the number of worshippers. The full
name and place of residence of the pastor and details of his theological
education must also be given.
Churches of a given denomination must be more than two kilometres apart.
Foreigners cannot attend house churches in mountainous areas, and need
specific permission to attend churches elsewhere. Violations will lead
to the church being closed and both the leader and the foreigner being
fined £600.
http://www.evangelical-times.org/ETNews/Dec05/Dec05n17.htm
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