Story number 3 for 9 May 2000

Posted: 9 May, 2000

Open Doors is still trying to figure out what happened between the Jordanian government and the evangelical community's plans for a three-day "Third Millennium and Easter Celebration". When event coordinators went to the governor's offices to check on formal police protection for the event, they were told that permission to hold the event had been cancelled. An estimated six percent of the national population are considered Christian, the majority of whom belong to Catholic or Orthodox faiths.

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  • Primary Language: Arabic, Standard
  • Primary Religion: Islam
  • Evangelical: 0.3%
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