Buddhist Bhutan Proposes Anti-Conversion Law

THIMPHU, Bhutan (Compass Direct News) – 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 Christians of "coercion.

The amendment bill would punish "proselytizing that "uses coercion or other forms of inducement – vaguely enough worded, Christians fear, that vigilantes could use it to jail them for following the commands of Christ to feed, clothe and otherwise care for the poor.

"Now, under section 463 [of the Penal Code of Bhutan], a defendant shall be guilty of the offense of proselytization if the defendant uses coercion or other forms of inducement to cause the conversion of a person from one religion or faith to another, reported the government-run Kuensel newspaper on July 9

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