"Despite Myanmar’s (formerly Burma) recent transition to democracy, Christians in the area are lumped in with the ethnic minorities.
"As a result, they are being purged from the borders. Christian minority groups–particularly the Karen and Chin ethnic groups–are singled out for the harshest treatment. In the last 10 years, notes the Voice of the Martyrs USA, more than 3,000 Christian villages have been burned down.
"According to Open Doors USA, being Burmese is synonymous with being Buddhist, and anyone who departs from the norm is often ostracized.
"The Burmese government claims to support freedom of religion, but religious groups face surveillance, imprisonment, discrimination, violence, destruction or desecration of property, and censorship of religious materials..."
"As a result, they are being purged from the borders. Christian minority groups–particularly the Karen and Chin ethnic groups–are singled out for the harshest treatment. In the last 10 years, notes the Voice of the Martyrs USA, more than 3,000 Christian villages have been burned down.
"According to Open Doors USA, being Burmese is synonymous with being Buddhist, and anyone who departs from the norm is often ostracized.
"The Burmese government claims to support freedom of religion, but religious groups face surveillance, imprisonment, discrimination, violence, destruction or desecration of property, and censorship of religious materials..."
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