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Christians in Nepal have joined in widespread rejoicing over the country's dramatic political developments, which have marked the end of the Hindu kingdom and its transformation into a secular country
Christian Century, July 25, 2006
Christians in Nepal have joined in widespread rejoicing over the country's dramatic political developments, which have marked the end of the Hindu kingdom and its transformation into a secular country. "The Christian community of Nepal welcomes all the decisions taken by the reinstated parliament," including the nation's secularization, said the National Christian Council of Nepal.
In scrapping the monarchy, the legislature passed a resolution in May making the king a taxpayer and stripping him of all executive powers. The proclamation also brought the armed forces under the control of the government and renamed the Royal Nepal Army as the Nepal Army. "We are thrilled by these dramatic developments," Kalai Bahadur Rokaya, general secretary of the Christian Council, told ENI while visiting New Delhi. "None of us expected things would change so fast." Democracy was restored in Nepal following massive protests in April, and legislative measures lifted bans on religions conversions, church building and other functions.
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