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Bhutan
Christians in Bhutan Seek to Dispel Regime’s Mistrust    Published in 2011
THIMPHU, Bhutan, September 9 (CDN) — Christians in this Buddhist nation have been awaiting a decision on whether they will receive official recognition, but it appears they will first see a measure against fraudulent conversion that the prime minister acknowledges is essentially ....
Religious Conversion Worst Form of ‘Intolerance,’ Bhutan PM Says    Published in 2011
THIMPHU, Bhutan, April 13 (CDN) — 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 ....
Official Recognition Eludes Christian Groups in Bhutan    Published in 2011
THIMPHU, Bhutan, February 1 (CDN) — Bhutan officials have given assurances that freedom for Christians to worship “within the cultural norms” of the tiny Buddhist nation in the Himalayas will not be violated, but they remain ambiguous on whether and when the miniscule community will ....
Legal Status Foreseen for Christianity in Buddhist Bhutan    Published in 2010
NEW DELHI, November 4 (CDN) — For the first time in Bhutan’s history, the Buddhist nation’s government seems ready to grant much-awaited official recognition and accompanying rights to a miniscule Christian population that has remained largely underground. The authority that ....
Christian in Bhutan Imprisoned for Showing Film on Christ    Published in 2010
NEW DELHI, October 18 (CDN) — 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. A local court in Gelephu convicted Prem Singh Gurung, a 40-year-old ethnic ....
Buddhist Bhutan Proposes ‘Anti-Conversion’ Law    Published in 2010
THIMPHU, Bhutan, July 21 (CDN) — Christians in this Himalayan nation who are still longing to openly practice their faith were disheartened this month when the government proposed the kind of “anti-conversion” law that other nations have used as a pretext for falsely accusing ....
Why Bhutan’s Royalists Fear Christianity    Published in 2010
THIMPHU, Bhutan, February 1 (CDN) — Bars, pubs and discos have become legal in Bhutan – a cause of concern for the older generation – but construction of worship buildings other than Buddhist or Hindu temples is still prohibited.   The prohibition remains in force even though ....
Despite Democracy, Christians in Bhutan Remain Underground    Published in 2010
THIMPHU, Bhutan, January 25 (CDN) — In this distant and isolated nation in the eastern Himalayas, known as the “Land of the Thunder Dragon,” almost everything looks uniformly Buddhist.   Most men and women in the landlocked country between India and China wear their national ....
House Churches Raided After Easter Services    Published in 2004
April 23 (CDN) — April 23 (Compass) — Three Protestant house churches in Sarpang district, southern Bhutan, were raided by police on April 11, following Easter Sunday services. No arrests were made, but church members were warned to stop meeting together, and three ....
 
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