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Burmese lawsuit against Kachin Baptist leader
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Thu Sep 05, 2019 8:01 am
by Haruo
Evergreen recently shared this letter from Valley Forge about a lawsuit faced by Rev. Samson, a Kachin Baptist leader who recently spoke at a White House event on religious persecution.
Re: Burmese lawsuit against Kachin Baptist leader
Posted:
Thu Sep 05, 2019 8:08 am
by Haruo
from The Irrawaddy gives some useful background and additional information.
Re: Burmese lawsuit against Kachin Baptist leader
Posted:
Thu Sep 05, 2019 11:59 am
by Rvaughn
Thanks for the information, Leland. May the Lord watch over these ones.
Re: Burmese lawsuit against Kachin Baptist leader
Posted:
Mon Sep 09, 2019 6:08 pm
by Haruo
. But the Kachin (and all other religiously and/or linguistically distinct minorities in the country) are still subject to various kinds of harassment. Only Burmese speakers who profess Buddhism have full support from the government (and especially the military).
Re: Burmese lawsuit against Kachin Baptist leader
Posted:
Tue Sep 10, 2019 5:42 pm
by Rvaughn
Thanks, Leland. Good to know the charges have been dropped.
Re: Burmese lawsuit against Kachin Baptist leader
Posted:
Wed Sep 11, 2019 10:39 am
by Dave Roberts
There are so many places where religious liberty isn't even an afterthought.