Astronism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kinshasa-Congolese Astronism

Written by Astronist Institution

Edited by Astronism In The World Journal

Last updated: DEC. 24, 2019

Astronism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo refers to the presences of the Astronist religion in Kinshasa-Congo.

Astro-Congolese philosophy, or Kinshasa Astronism, refers to the presence of Astronism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, under management and philosophical jurisdiction of The Institution of the Philosophy of Millettism for the Democratic Republic of the Congo respectively, both national subsidiaries for the worldwide Astronist Institution. 

The Institution for the Philosophy of Millettism for the Democratic Republic of the Congo oversees the construction and maintenance of observatories and planetariums throughout its jurisdiction. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is split into twenty-six provinces and is set to hold one Grand Observatory in the capital city of Kinshasa. 

History of Astronism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Astronism is not recognised as a religion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as of November 2019. Despite this, the Astronist Institution has few concerns regarding the religious freedoms of Astronists in the DRC due to their positive track record on the issue of religious liberty. 

Data sources from within The Institution have concluded estimates of the number of Astronists in the DRC as at least 10,000 people. An important issue for Astronists in French-speaking countries is the lack of accurately translated Astronist content as of 2019. Work within Astronism.org is taking place with the aim of increasing the levels of accurate translations of Astronist content into French and other languages.