Buddhist Cambodia Limits Christian Activities more than Muslim countries ?

Question

Cambodia's government issued a directive preventing Christians from promoting their religion in public places, or using money or other means to persuade people to convert, officials said Tuesday.

Cambodian Buddhists generally tolerate other religions, but last year about 300 Buddhist villagers DESTROYED a partially built Christian church near Phnom Penh.

Also last year, a group of Christian worshippers was caught distributing sweets to young people in the countryside while trying to convert them, Sun Kim Hun said. Such activities are illegal.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=3387739

Answer 1

First of all Buddhism is about not causing harm or suffering, so if someone's truly causing harm and suffering they're obviously not Buddhist. Secondly why do Christians go into places they know they're there illegally or not welcome in the slightest to proselytize? Usually food and aid for conversion, etc., which raises anybody's hackles and could be the cause of people retaliating in ways that could or might not cause harm/suffering.

Actions reap consequences, only altruism, compassion and wisdom make the most logical sense.

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Answer 2

Cambodia's not even on Open Door's list of the worst nations in terms of Christian persecution... Maybe this directive will change that for 2008. The current list is:

1 Korea, North
2 Saudi Arabia
3 Iran
4 Somalia
5 Maldives
6 Yemen
7 Bhutan
8 Vietnam
9 Laos
10 Afghanistan
11 Uzbekistan
12 China
13 Eritrea
14 Turkmenistan
15 Comoros
16 Chechnya [1]
17 Pakistan
18 Egypt
19 Myanmar (Burma)
20 Sudan (North) [1]

Answer 3

I'll just repeat what I said in one of the dozen other questions re: this topic by "Christians" pretending to be "outraged" because somebody else is playing their game:

This is hardly the first instance of a country with a state religion forcing other religions out. For all the "Christians" who think America should be a "Christian Nation," it should be food for thought - although I'm sure a lot of them think it would be just fine if Christianity was compulsory, because it's "right" after all.

Why does this upset you? Because people are being prevented from living life as they see fit, and believing as they will, due to the fact that they're a minority and the majority thinks it knows what's better for them? Well, you're in luck - you don't even have to leave America to find people in exactly the same plight. Look at what "Christians" in this country do to gay people!

Answer 4

Love? Plenty of those systems talk about love. Hasn't brought them together though. Seems that your analysis is incorrect, love has not brought them together. I think your assessment that we need love rather than open debate is also incorrect. Every belief system should be challenged by every other belief system. Though it would be nice if everyone could be nicer to each other while doing so, but some of them have ideas that make them mutually exclusive, these ought to be challenged as well.

Answer 5

Ok. Now let's check out what Muslims have done this week alone:

http://www.thereligionofpeace.com

No comparison. So stop stroking yourself over a random political act. Muslims can EASILY be the next ones here in the west for a similar action.

Answer 6

Many people take for granted the freedom to be a believer in Christ in the US. Perhaps it will not always be this way but I hope the people in the US can continue with that freedom.

Answer 7

It is always unfortunate when one group feels threatened by the uninvited advances of another and intolerance, agression and violence results.

May all beings be happy and peaceful.

Answer 8

Where are the Sihanookvilles of yesteryear?

Answer 9

sounds like what Russia has done too in the past and ppl end up hiding Bibles

Answer 10

If they are illegal, why are Christians breaking the law?