Cook Islands Rejects Push to Enshrine Christianity in Constitution

Cook Islands Rejects Push to Enshrine Christianity in Constitution

The discovery of the presence of a mosque in Rarotonga, which had been quietly operating for seven years, has set off a major debate about the status of the Cook Islands as a “Christian nation.” It culminated this week in a parliamentary committee refusing to formally embed the country’s religious affiliation by amending the constitution. The Masjid Fatimah Rarotonga quietly opened its doors to the local Islamic community in 2018. Situated withi…