August 18, 2009
A non-governmental organization that works on behalf of persecuted
Christians notes "an increase in reported violations of religious
liberty" since Raul Castro became head of the Communist state in
February 2008. Christian Solidarity Worldwide cites the case of Roberto
Rodriguez and his son Eric Gabriel Rodriguez, two Protestant pastors
whose families have been subject to increasing intimidation and
harassment. On August 17, Gilianys Meneses Rodriguez-- the wife of
Pastor Eric Gabriel Rodriguez-- was summoned to court for "disturbing
the public order" on the day she suffered a miscarriage.
Religious practice in the island nation has suffered deeply since Fidel
Castro assumed power since 1959. Today, only 59% of the nation's 11.3
million inhabitants are Catholic, according to Vatican statistics.
Source(s): these links will take you to other sites, in a new window.
* Cuba - Pastor's wife who lost baby in street attack faces court today
(Christian Solidarity Worldwide)
http://dynamic.csw.org.uk/article.asp?t=press&id=898
Catholic Culture : News Briefs : NGO reports more religious-freedom
violations under Raul Castro (18 August 2009)
http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=3808
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