Christianity in Bhutan
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Christians are 65,000 in Bhutan. [1] Christian faith officially does not exist in Bhutan. [2] Non-Buddhist religion is prohibited. [3] There is a relatively large Christian population in Southern Bhutan. [4] Gospel for Asia broadcasts in five languages reaching Bhutan. [5] There are more Protestants than Catholics in Bhutan. [6] There are thought to be about 200 Catholics in the country. [7] Territorially, Roman Catholics in Bhutan belong to Diocese of Darjeeling in India. [8] Christian house gatherings involving several families are forbidden. [9] Children of Christians are not eligible for free education. [10] Christians are asked either to leave their religion or leave the country. [11] Christians of all denominations are subject to persecution. [12] There is one single church in Bhutan. [13] Christians cannot build churches. [14] It occurs that Christians are expelled from the country or lose their citizenship. [15] Conversion from Buddhism to other religions is prohibited. [16] According to the U. S. State Department's 2007 Report on International Religious Freedom no forced religious conversion has been known. [17] Bhutanese Christians Services Centre is an NGO informing on persecution of Christians in Bhutan. [18]
[edit] References
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- ^ "The World Seen From Rome". http://www.zenit.org/article-9246?l=english.
- ^ "Persecuted Countries: Bhutan". http://www.gfa.org/bhutanese-christians-barred-from-attending-worship-services.
- ^ "Mission Network News". http://www.mnnonline.org/article/9413.
- ^ "Catholic Online". http://www.catholic.org/international/international_story.php?id=24221.
- ^ "Wikipedia on Roman Catholicism in Bhutan". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholicism_in_Bhutan.
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- ^ "EWTN.com". http://www.ewtn.com/vnews/getstory.asp?number=14284.
- ^ "Wikipedia on Roman Catholicism in Bhutan". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholicism_in_Bhutan.
- ^ "Report on Situation of Christians in Bhutan.". http://bhutan4christ.com/reports.html.
- ^ "Asia News". http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=6883&geo=13&size=A.
- ^ "Gospel for Asia". http://www.gfa.org/bhutanese-christians-barred-from-attending-worship-services.
- ^ "Persecuted Countries: Bhutan". http://www.gfa.org/bhutanese-christians-barred-from-attending-worship-services.
- ^ "U. S. State Department's 2007 Report on International Religious Freedom". http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2007/90227.htm.
- ^ "Bhutan Society and Culture". http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/Asia/Bhutan/Society_and_Culture/.
