There are 5 % Christians in Turkmenistan. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth Turkmenistan ( Türkmenistan; also known as Turkmenia) is a Turkic country in Central Asia. [1] The constitution mentions Freedom of religion. Freedom of religion is the freedom of an individual or community in public or private to manifest religion or belief in teaching practice worship and observance [2] It occurrs that bibles are seized. [3] Ethnic Turkmenes, who become Christians are subject to pressure by authorities. [4] They also are subject to pressure by Mullahs. Mullah ( ملا) is a Muslim learned in Islamic theology and sacred law [5] It occurrs that Christians are tortured. [6]
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Russian Orthodox Church
The Russian Orthodox Church is recognized officially. See also Eastern Orthodox Church Structure and organization The Slavic Orthodox Church is organized in a hierarchical structure [7] Russian Orthodox Christians constitute the largest religious minority. [8] Several percent of the population of Turkmenistan are followers of the Russian Orthodox Church. [9] Russian Orthodox Christians constitute the largest religious minority. [10] They are under the jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox Archbishop in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( Uzbek: O‘zbekiston Respublikasi or Ўзбекистон Республикаси is a doubly [11]
Other denominations
Around 50 Catholics live in Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan ( Türkmenistan; also known as Turkmenia) is a Turkic country in Central Asia. [12] There are ethnic Germans, who are practising Lutherans. Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther [13] There are few Evangelical Christians in Turkmenistan. [14] Evangelical Christian Baptist Church of Turkmenistan, Seventh-day Adventist Church of Turkmenistan, Full Gospel Christian Church of Turkmenistan (Pentecostals), Light of the East Church (Dashoguz Pentecostal Church), Greater Grace Church of Turkmenistan, International Church of Christ, and the New Apostolic Church of Turkmenistan have registered. Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. The Seventh-day Adventist (abbreviated " Adventist " Church is a Christian denomination which is distinguished mainly by its observance Pentecostalism is a renewalist religious movement within Christianity that places special emphasis on the direct personal experience of God through the Baptism The New Apostolic Church ( NAC) is a chiliastic church, existing since 1879 in Germany and since 1897 in the Netherlands. [15] Since 2003 all religious groups have to register. [16] Unregistered religious activity is illegal. [17]
See also
References
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