Like Iraqi Christians who opt for church - run camps over better - serviced U.N. ones, Syrian minorities fear hostility from majority groups inside the latter. (firstthings.com)
The country has long been considered a model of tolerance, but religious tensions in the past few years — including the demolition of 20 churches, protests over attacks on Christians by Islamist extremists, and a law requiring minority religious groups to collect signatures from local majority groups before building churches — highlight the country's increasing struggles to maintain harmony between its religious groups. (christianitytoday.com)
In 2006, Indonesia passed a law requiring minority religious groups to collect signatures from the local majority group before building houses of worship. (christianitytoday.com)