Content about Fijian coup d'état

August 29, 2011

UPDATE: The military government of Fiji has banned all Methodist meetings except Sunday worship in an unprecedented assault on religious freedom in the island nation. Earlier, the government's cancellation of the Fiji Methodist Church's annual meeting draws consternation and criticism from church leaders around the world.

UPDATE AUG. 31: Fiji cracks down further on church

SUVA, Fiji (United Methodist News Service) — Fiji’s government has banned all Methodist Church meetings except for Sunday worship in an unprecedented crackdown on religious freedom. This includes house groups, women’s prayer fellowship, choir practice, midweek Communion and youth fellowship, as well as the church’s governance meetings. Fijian Methodists, more than a third of the country’s population, are part of the Methodist Church in Britain.