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of Papua New Guinea provides for freedom of religion and the right to practice religion freely. Religious groups are required to register the government in order to hold property and obtain tax-exempt status. Foreign missionary groups are permitted to proselytize. Christian religious instruction in
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In the past, the Papuan government were opposed towards formally recognizing Islam and its institutions. However, the government has reportedly threatened to ban Islam to the present day. There are reports of native
Muslims experiencing discrimination and even violence from the Christian majority.
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Asabano people of Papua New Guinea had traditional methods of treating human remains that varied based on the type of relationship the survivors planned to have with the deceased. These methods included corpse exposure with curation or disposal of bones, disposal of corpses in rivers, and even
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is a missionary institution drawing its support from conservative evangelical
Protestant churches in the United States and to a lesser extent Australia; it translates the Bible into local languages and conducts extensive linguistic research.
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It was noted in 2022 that more people are being accused of sorcery (nearly 400 per year in the highland provinces). Almost half of allegations led to physical violence or property damage.
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and was given an award in 1995 and 2002 for her many years in the public service, particularly in the national government. She went on to support various initiatives for education.
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cannibalism. However, after their conversion to
Christianity in the 1970s, the Asabano began burning or burying bone relics and commenced coffin burial in cemeteries.
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was elected in 1958. The first
National Spiritual Assembly was then elected in 1969. According to the census of 2000, the number of Baháʼís was less than 21,000. The
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Victor Schlatter (?–2022), former nuclear scientist, church planter, missionary, and author
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Among its more well known members are the late Margaret Elias and the late Sirus Naraqi.
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counter-cultural religious and social movement in Papua New Guinea. Its base is in the
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Secondary Conversion and the Anthropology of Christianity in Melanesia
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US Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
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Religions of Melanesia: A Bibliographic Survey - By Garry W. Trompf
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The Contribution of Arnold Janssen to the SVD Mission in New Guinea
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public schools is compulsory, although it is possible to opt out.
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in Papua New Guinea began after 1916 with a mention by
266:
Other religions represented in the country include the
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2462:Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
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2010:, Melbourne University Press: Melbourne 1964.
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1388:. NSA of Baháʼís of PNG. 2012. Archived from
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529:The 2000 census percentages were as follows:
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1282:"A life in pursuit of noble endeavors"
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2142:New Religious Movements in Melanesia
1468:"A special place in the rose garden"
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235:is dominated by various branches of
155:Religion in Papua New Guinea (2020)
3677:Islamic Society of Papua New Guinea
2423:A Short History of Papua New Guinea
1079:"United Church in Papua New Guinea"
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329:Papua New Guinean interchurch
181: Other Christian (21.5%)
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741:, as well as tamam witches.
717:Ancestor figure with skull,
693:Pacific Adventist University
569:Seventh-day Adventist Church
474:Seventh-day Adventist Church
233:Religion in Papua New Guinea
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18:Hinduism in Papua New Guinea
1772:Catalyst. 1974; 4(1): 3-40.
1582:"Most Hindu Nations (2010)"
1155:Schwimmer, E., ed. (1976).
900:in Australasia since 1985.
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2464:4-1 (1998), p. 43-63.
2345:, 6 (2007), p. 63-91.
1846:. 37:1-2 (1996), S. 11–40.
1788:Melanesische "Cargo"-Kulte
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659:Parachurch organizations
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2027:Flannery, Wendy (ed.):
1842:, S. 11–40. - also in:
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1341:. Baháʼí Library Online
1339:Assorted Resource Tools
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2181:Mission in Ozeanien
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1686:Aerts, Theo (ed.):
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