Mexican Evangelicals Ordered Expelled From Their Town

According to an October 4 report from Compass Direct, the town council of San Nicolas, near Ixmiquilpan in Hidalgo State, Mexico voted on October 1 to expel the town's 150 evangelicals.  The intent is to "end the evangelical religion" in San Nicolas.  A local Catholic priest has attempted to persuade the town to practice religious freedom.  At one point, he announced over a loudspeaker, "We are all children of God."  The townspeople cut off his loudspeaker and one of the town leaders threatened to kill any reporter who repeated the priest's message.  An inter-religious council is attempting to mediate to prevent the expulsion of the evangelicals.

(Source: Compass Direct)

  • Country Information

    Population
    129,875,529 (2023 est.)

    Ethnicity (%)
    Mestizo (Amerindian-Spanish) (62), Predominantly Amerindian (21), Amerindian (7), other (10)

    Religion (%)
    Roman Catholic/Syncretism (78) Evangelical (11.2) unaffiliated (10.6)

    Leader
    President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (2018)

    Government type
    Federal presidential republic

    Legal system
    Civil law system with US constitutional law influence; judicial review of legislative acts

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