Refworld | Fiji: 1. Please give a general description of the current relationship between the Interim Government and the Methodist Church and its impact on the lives of Fijian Methodists. 2. What restrictions, if any, are placed on ordinary members of the Methodist Church? 3. Would a family member of a local church steward be at any greater risk of harm than any other ordinary member of the church? 4. Would a Minister in the Methodist Church of Fiji ever refer to himself as the Chief Priest' of a Church Circuit'?

Title	Fiji: 1. Please give a general description of the current relationship between the Interim Government and the Methodist Church and its impact on the lives of Fijian Methodists. 2. What restrictions, if any, are placed on ordinary members of the Methodist Church? 3. Would a family member of a local church steward be at any greater risk of harm than any other ordinary member of the church? 4. Would a Minister in the Methodist Church of Fiji ever refer to himself as the Chief Priest' of a Church Circuit'?
Publisher	Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal
Publication Date	31 March 2010
Country	Fiji
Topics	Christian \| Fijians \| Methodist \| Minorities \| Religious persecution (including forced conversion)
Citation / Document Symbol	FJI36386
Cite as	Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal, Fiji: 1. Please give a general description of the current relationship between the Interim Government and the Methodist Church and its impact on the lives of Fijian Methodists. 2. What restrictions, if any, are placed on ordinary members of the Methodist Church? 3. Would a family member of a local church steward be at any greater risk of harm than any other ordinary member of the church? 4. Would a Minister in the Methodist Church of Fiji ever refer to himself as the Chief Priest' of a Church Circuit'?, 31 March 2010, FJI36386, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/4f14237f2.html [accessed 21 May 2023]
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