LIMA, Peru - Peruvian lawmakers have approved an amendment to the nation’s constitution that could change the way religions are viewed in that country. The amendment acknowledges the historic importance of the Roman Catholic church in Peru, but also declares that all faiths have equal standing in the eyes of the law. This is good news to many religious leaders in Peru: however, some want the government to go further to sever ties to the Catholic church. Eusebio Barreda, secretary of the Adventist Peru Religious Liberty Association (PRLA) in Lima, said Roman Catholic churches get tax breaks from the government and its clergy receive salaries paid by tax dollars. Barreda was one of 11 representatives who delivered over 40,000 letters to the congress in Lima in support of the new amendment.