Religion in Guyana
Religious Organizations
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At different times and from different perspectives, the churches of Guyana have
been a source of opposition to government policy. In the 1950s, the Christian churches
were vocal opponents of Jagan and the PPP's Marxism. These churches also drew international
attention with their criticisms of the Burnham government in the 1970s and 1980s
Much of the criticism of the national government has come from the Guyana Council
of Churches (GCC), an umbrella organization of sixteen major Christian denominations.
Anglicans and Roman Catholics, confident of foreign support for their positions,
often have taken the lead. Some of the smaller churches with ties to the PNC have
been instrumental in getting the GCC to soften its criticism. One sect, the House
of Israel, has been reported to have close ties to the PNC (see Cults
, ch. 2). The sect's members were accused of disrupting a 1985 meeting of the GCC
Hindu and Muslim religious organizations traditionally have played almost no political
role in Guyana. In contrast to many Christian organizations, which receive support
from adherents abroad, Hindu and Muslim leaders rely strictly on a local base. Religious
leaders often are dependent on local political bosses, and the PNC has successfully
recruited many Hindu and Muslim leaders into party organizations.
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