For those who agree, how can we show solidarity? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=484903 Excerpts from the story: Thousands of protesters are dead and the bodies of hundreds of executed monks have been dumped in the jungle, a former intelligence officer for Burma's ruling junta has revealed. … There were reports that many were savagely beaten at a sports ground on the outskirts of Rangoon, where they were heard crying for help. Others who had failed to escape disguised as civilians were locked in their bloodstained temples. There, troops abandoned religious beliefs, propped their rifles against statues of Buddha and began cooking meals on stoves set up in shrines. In stark contrast, the streets of Rangoon and Mandalay - centres of the attempted saffron revolution last week - were virtually deserted. … "The military regime won and a new generation has been violently repressed and violently denied democracy. The people in the street were young people, monks and civilians who were not participating during the 1988 revolt.†Last week when I read about the peaceful marches by the Buddhist Monks, I looked at the photos online and was transfixed by their calm. Calm, even though they must have known the probable outcome. Their temples are so beautiful! To think of them stained by the blood of those who protested nonviolently, I think it is something that should touch all, regardless of religion. I suppose this is just my way of saying, some of us outside Burma have taken notice and we are deeply saddened. More Details http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,509232,00.html
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What you say here is it proven or from hearsay?
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I think that most people with good hearts are saddened by any violence in the world, regardless of whether they are Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Jewish, Pagan or even Atheist.
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it's indeed a very sad situation. the UN must take immediate action. it is also the moment to watch what the US does in this situation. because they like to interfere in arab countries only. let's wait and watch!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Yes, of course I'm horrified and saddened at their treatment. Are you horrified and saddened by the routine torture and murder of Christians in communist and muslim countries going on today? We have enough to be horrified and saddened about.
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The Buddhist state of Burma openly plans to Abolish Christianity and nobody calls them terrorists ? The Burma Government May Move to Abolish Christianity With Buddhist Support ? Government officials have shut down churches in this capital city and have disallowed the construction of new church buildings. The number of bibles allowed for import is limited and in-country printing of bibles and Christian literature is restricted. "Some Buddhist monks came and started shouting, 'don't worship God here – he has nothing to do with us,'†David said. “They said we were trying to establish Christianity in the village and they did not want it. The monks and others threw stones at us. They hit us like a hard rain. Some of us were hit in the cheek, the neck and the forehead." http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/cwn/012607Burma.aspx -------------------- 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 ..... Christian children forced to become Buddhist monks. CHILDREN from Christian families in Burma, between the ages of five and ten, have been lured from their homes, kidnapped and then placed in Buddhist monasteries. Once taken in, their heads have been shaved and they have been trained as novice monks, never to see their parents again. http://www.canadianchristianity.com/cgi-bin/na.cgi?international/0404burmese http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/content/news_syndication/article_040331csw.shtml http://www.christiantoday.com/article/christian.children.forced.to.become.novice.buddist.monks/594.htm -------------------- Buddhist Extremists Attack Christian-Run Children’s Home in Sri Lanka A 200-man mob, accompanied by extremist Buddhist monks, has attacked a children’s home, which was being run by the Dutch Reformed Church in central Sri Lanka at the beginning of August. Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), a human rights organisation which specialises in religious freedom, has reported that the mob fiercely attacked the home, following which, they climbed to the roof and planted a Buddhist flag on the roof. Tina Lambert, Advocacy Director of Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), said: "We are extremely concerned about the continuing violence against Christians in Sri Lanka. This latest incident, in which child care workers have been threatened, is unacceptable and we urge the Sri Lankan authorities to bring the perpetrators of such violence to justice." http://www.christiantoday.com/article/buddhist.extremists.attack.christian.run.childrens.home.in.sri.lanka/7261.htm ----------------- Buddhist Cambodia Limits Christian Activities : 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 were 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 -------------------- The violence of Buddhist extremists it’s being compared to the killing fields of Cambodia. In Sri Lanka religion has become mixed with politics and nationalism - creating a toxic brew of hatred and fear. They are…… forcibly trying to convert people to Buddhism and forcing people to kneel down to declare Buddha is our god! Read about it http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=79&artid=20555 ------ Hindus and Buddhists united to oppose Christian evangelism Hindu and Buddhist priests from across Asia are uniting to oppose Christian proselytism. The 1,000 delegates to a three-day conference in Lumbini, Nepal, discussed Pope John Paul II's recent call to evangelize Asia. Evangelism constitutes "a war against Hindus and Buddhists" and is a "spiritual crime," they said. Hindus attacking Christian churches and Reports of Christian persecution in Nepal continue http://www.wtcf.org/www.viamission.org/news/nations/nepal.htm ----------------- INDIA (Newsroom) GUJRAT – Six Christian missionaries participating in a gospel campaign called "Love Ahmedabad" were beaten so savagely in the state of Gujarat last week that one of the men may lose his arms and legs. Members of the Hyderabad-based Operation Mobilization (OM) were distributing Bibles and religious tracts in Ahmedabad, about five miles from Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat, the afternoon of May 5 when they were attacked by members of the Hindu extremist groups Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP). Operation Mobilization ships tons of Christian literature around the country. The assailants also burned copies of the Bible and tracts. http://www.worthynews.com/news-features/newsroom-india-missionaries.html ---------------- Christian missionaries beaten in public for 'converting' Hindus Television channels showed Hindu activists kicking and punching the two young priest/pastors while dragging them through Maharashtra's Kolhapur town. News footage showed an activist knee one priest/pastor in the groin, making him double up in pain. Another kicked the missionary in the head. The crowd accused the priest/pastors of forcibly converting poor Hindus, and handed them over to police. http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/07/05/09/10123874.html //////////
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