Christian persecution is widespread in Buddhist countries

In Asian countries with a Buddhist majority, anti-Christian acts are on the rise. In countries such as Laos, Myanmar, Bhutan and Sri Lanka it becomes more and more difficult to be a Christian.
In most cases, Christians are being accused of “breaking social harmony” and “destroying the culture” of a given country. The consequence of this, according to a Bhutanese pastor who collaborates with Open Doors, is the expelling of entire families from Buddhist-dominated villages, so that Christian customs do not irritate their deities.
All of this strongly affects their everyday lives; they are marginalised and excluded from local communities. Discriminatory ostracism manifests itself, among other things, in the fact that Buddhists do not want to buy from Christians, for example, charcoal or firewood.
“If we don’t sell these products, we don’t have the money to buy rice and support our families,” complains a Myanmar pastor.
Converts from Buddhism are in a particularly difficult situation. They are sometimes arrested and intimidated by the authorities, their own families reject them, they break all contacts, and parents disinherit their converted children.
Despite these difficulties, the Church in Laos, Myanmar, Bhutan and Sri Lanka lives and grows, bringing the Gospel message to the Buddhist world.
Source: pch24.pl