Buddhism

Persecution is increasing in Burma for Buddhists who convert to Christianity.

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While Bhutan's government has quietly enacted an "anti-conversion" law that Christians fear will be used against them, a proposal to grant Christians the right to construct church buildings and form organizations remains stalled.

When the new members of Congress are sworn in on Jan. 3, the new Senate will seat a Buddhist member for the first time and the House of Representatives will have its first Hindu member.

A government official on Tuesday beat and threatened to kill a Christian pastor in the tiny Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan, located between India and China.

In a Buddhist region of South Asia, one Christian man from Bhutan spends each day going door-to-door to share the gospel.

In the Kingdom of Bhutan, where Christianity is still awaiting legal recognition, Christians have the right to proclaim their faith but must not use coercion or claim religious superiority to seek conversions, the country’s prime minister told Compass in an exclusive interview.

A court in predominantly Buddhist Bhutan has sentenced a Christian to three years in prison for "attempting to promote civil unrest" by screening films on Christianity.

Buddhist extremists have invited residents of Middeniya, a town in Hambanthota district, southern Sri Lanka, to attend a huge anti-Christian rally, where they have promised to "expose the great [Christian] conspiracy."