COCHABAMBA, Bolivia (Morning Star News) – Until her death last month at the age of 63, Bolivian attorney Ruth Montaño had done perhaps more than any living person to advance the rights of religious minorities in her Andean homeland. A specialist in constitutional law and permanent legal counsel to the National Association of Evangelicals of Bolivia […]
Legacy of a Hard-Working Fighter for Religious Freedom
Ruth Montaño toiled in the trenches for silenced voices in Bolivia.
March 18, 2021 By - Leave a Comment
Bolivia’s Evangelical Christians Launch Fight for Religious Freedom
Protestant association files constitutional appeal against restrictive new laws.
August 21, 2014 By - Leave a Comment
COCHABAMBA, Bolivia (Morning Star News) – Evangelical Christians have begun their battle against new measures that could result in the dissolution of Protestant denominations and other groups that have ministered in Bolivia for decades. As organizations that fail to comply with the new government measures will lose their legal standing, the National Association of Evangelicals of […]
New Law in Bolivia Aims to Control Churches, Impose Beliefs, Protestant Leaders Say
Thousands march against measures granting government power over congregational affairs.
August 28, 2013 By - 2 Comments
COCHABAMBA, Bolivia (Morning Star News) – Protestant church leaders in Bolivia are trying to revoke a new law they say aims to “impose contrary beliefs” and “denies us the right to be a church.” Asserting that Law 351 is unconstitutional, the National Association of Evangelicals of Bolivia (ANDEB) will file suit this week before the Plurinational […]