Talk:Christianity in Qatar

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Merger proposal[edit]

I propose to merge Protestantism in Qatar into this article. It has only a single sentence that is actually about protestantism. That sentence is about the Qatar Anglican Church of the Epiphany, which is covered in more detail in this article. I don't have reason to believe that there is any possibility to expand the article in a significant way, either, so it has no value on its own. Lennart97 (talk) 13:06, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I am the author of the article mentioned. This article has not only this specific information on Protestantism in Qatar.Sarcelles (talk) 18:24, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Sarcelles: I'll show what I mean.

Protestants probably comprise more than 1% of the population of Qatar. This is about protestants. It's unsourced, but if a source confirms this it can simply be stated on Christianity in Qatar.
The constitution provides for religious liberty.[1] Proselytizing by non-Muslims is prohibited by law.[1] No foreign missionary groups operate openly in the country.[1] Religious groups must register with the Government for legal recognition.[1] Christians are subject to the Sharia.[1] Christian religious literature in English is available in bookstores.[2] All of this is about Christians and Qatar in general, nothing specific about protestants.
In 2013 the Qatar Anglican Church of the Epiphany opened, which also accommodates several Evangelical, Pentecostal and other Protestant congregations.[3] This is about protestants specifically. However, this church is already covered by Christianity in Qatar, with more details (in the section "Religious Complex, Doha").

What then follows is a small list of a few protestant denominations which are in Qatar. These can simply be added to the denominations mentioned on Christianity in Qatar.

To conclude, a separate article just about protestantism has no added value, because there simply isn't enough information about protestantism in Qatar, specifically. It makes sense to just include what little information there is in the main article Christianity in Qatar, and most of that information is already there, anyway. I hope this convinces you. Lennart97 (talk) 21:30, 28 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Sarcelles: Any thoughts on what I said above? Lennart97 (talk) 17:45, 6 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Demographics_of_Qatar has a source for the additional sentence I added today. Some content could be swapped between both articles.Sarcelles (talk) 18:21, 6 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Sarcelles: Okay, well, "Qatar has some British population" is not about protestantism, either. As for swapping some content between the articles, that doesn't solve the problem that there's just not enough content about protestantism, specifically. Lennart97 (talk) 19:41, 6 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Agree Christianity in Qatar is not so long that it would require a split; Protestantism in Qatar is short, lacks some references, and seems to have been this way since 12 years. Therefore, I am in favor of the proposed merge. Veverve (talk) 05:57, 8 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Both articles are larger than ever now.Sarcelles (talk) 11:14, 9 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, because you added a very long, unsourced, and likely WP:INDISCRIMINATE list of congregations to the Protestantism article, but no content of any substance. Could you please bring up any serious arguments you have against the merger? Lennart97 (talk) 13:39, 9 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Protestantism in Qatar is an article about a not very small topic, most Christians in Qatar not being Protestant, however. Furthermore it covers two pages now, though I have removed the list of congregations.Sarcelles (talk) 17:39, 11 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Alright, I give up. Lennart97 (talk) 16:41, 13 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]