isbell@marvin.DEC (Chris Isbell ) (05/14/84)
[] From: ihuxt!martillo >Thailand has a law which forbids Christian proselytization. The prime >minister described Christian proselytization as making Thai citizens dead >to Thailand and as destroying Thai civilization. Missionaries often spend >an unpleasant period in jail before being unceremoniously expelled. This is news to me. Could you give the source of this information please. I have a strong connection with Thailand, and this sounds rather out of character. The King of Thailand has the duty to be "The protector of [all] religions". The Buddhist monks gave the Christian missionaries use of their halls when they came to Thailand. (In a similar way, churches in this country (England) let Buddhists use their halls for meetings.) The only reason I can think of for the behaviour described above would be if the "missionaries" were causing disruption to other religions in the country. Then the government would have a duty to expel the offenders. Chris Isbell. (...decvax!decwrl!rhea!marvin!isbell)