Papers Please - The Southeast Asian Games are being held in Ho Chi Minh City. Nineteen Christians were handing out tracks at the games and were arrested for either having the tracks on their persons or for handing them out.
WorldNetDaily™ reports:
The publications contained game schedules and invitations to readers to consider following Jesus Christ.
On October 1, 2003 the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom sent Nina Shea to give testimony before the Congressional Caucus on Vietnam. Here is just some of what Shea reported:
According to smuggled documents, Vietnamese authorities are still actively forcing Hmong Christian’s to sign pledges renouncing their faith—or face beatings, arrests, relocations, and school closing. There are also reports that some have been beaten to death.Recent reports from Cambodia show that Montagnards are still crossing the border to escape religious and political persecution. Vietnamese authorities are crossing the border in pursuit and offering rewards to Cambodians who help in their capture and forced repatriation.
Despite Vietnam’s economic reforms, recent events serve as a cautionary tale for anyone trying to measure the pace of political change in the country. The Government of Vietnam has shown, again and again, that it is determined to maintain strict control over speech, including the media and Internet, and to suppress religious freedom.
Be diligent in prayer for our Brothers and Sisters in Christ.
The Great Separation continues.
