Sharing Your Faith in Bolivia Could Earn You a 12-Year Prison Sentence

There are approximately 2 million evangelical Christians in Bolivia who have been told to stop telling others about their faith.

Those who refuse could face 5 to 12 years in prison.

That’s the penalty resulting from a new law in the socialist nation titled Article 88. It went into effect on December 15, 2017 and states “whoever recruits, transports, deprives of freedom, or hosts people with the aim of recruiting them to take part in armed conflicts or religious or worship organizations will be penalized 5 to 12 years of imprisonment,” according to a translation by Evangelical Focus, a media initiative of the Spanish Evangelical Alliance.

Evangelicals represent approximately 19 percent of the total population. The legislation would affect other religious groups as well, such as Roman Catholics. Read More