Dutch Cities Report Rising Nuisance From Street Preachers
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Dutch cities report rising nuisance from street preachers
The number of street preachers in the Netherlands is increasing, and with it, the nuisance in some municipalities. This was found by an NOS survey of multiple municipalities.Of the 18 municipalities contacted, nine said that street preaching has become more prominent. These include Amersfoort, Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Dronten, Kampen, Tilburg, Zwolle, and Nijmegen.
More and more municipalities are seeing an increase in street preachers and the nuisance they cause. However, intervention is difficult, because evangelizing on the street is a fundamental right.
More nuisance from street preachers in Groningen
Complaints about street preachers are increasing in several municipalities, including Groningen. This is according to a survey by Nieuwsuur. Taking action against street preachers is difficult, as evangelising in public is protected by several fundamental rights. Nine of the eighteen municipalities contacted reported an increase in nuisance. These are Amsterdam, Nijmegen, Eindhoven, Dronten, Amersfoort, Kampen, […]
Of the 18 cities surveyed, nine reported that street preachers had become more visible, including Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Groningen, Tilburg, Zwolle and Nijmegen. Residents of Kampen, Tilburg and Groningen are also reporting more and more problems due to preachers trying to convert other people to their faith. Tilburg received only one complaint about street preachers last year, while 28 have been reported since the beginning of this year.
'Jesus saves!' Anyone walking through Groningen's city centre on a busy day might just hear that on a street corner. At the intersection of Herestraat and Vismarkt, for example. Groningen is one of the cities experiencing more nuisance from street preachers lately.
The nuisance caused by street preachers is taking increasingly serious forms in the municipality of Groningen. This is evident from research by the current affairs program Nieuwsuur (NOS/NTR). The Ministry of the Interior is now working on…
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