Protestant church vandalised in Udon Thani

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Protestant church vandalised in Udon Thani

Published: 14 Nov 2012 at 18.44
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UDON THANI - A group of men broke into a three-storey protestant Christian church in Nong Wua So district on Wednesday and vandalised it, in a dispute that apparently centres on local Buddhists’ resentment over the church’s growing influence in the area, the Daily News website reported.

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A number of villagers have reportedly converted to Christianity since the church was opened there three years ago.

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sunshine51
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Discussion 9 : 15 Nov 2012 at 10.309
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bkk-farang, the evangelists are, in a lot of cases, "aggressive" in signing up followers, but does it excuse ransacking their place of worship?
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Discussion 8 : 15 Nov 2012 at 08.548
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I don’t know what happened in this case but I know that in some places Christian evangelists are very aggressively signing up people for their religion as if they would get a premium from someone for each new church member. I would like to read some comments from the Udon Thani people why at least some of them hate the evangelists - maybe they have good reasons.
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Discussion 7 : 15 Nov 2012 at 08.317
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The vandals claime to be Buddhist laymen, but there is nothing Buddhist about their actions. They act like they are under the influence of Mara (a Buddhist personification of evil)
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Discussion 6 : 15 Nov 2012 at 02.136
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Usually Christians and Buddhist goes along very well together, no theological conflicts exits.
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Discussion 5 : 15 Nov 2012 at 01.045
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The perception is quickly becoming that Isaan people have zero tolerance for anything that they disagree with or they don;t get money from. I know many farang that feel this way.
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Discussion 4 : 14 Nov 2012 at 22.334
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It all comes down to money as sadly does most everything here now.
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Discussion 3 : 14 Nov 2012 at 20.433
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This goes against everything positive about the Buddhist way of life. Although I disagree with most Catholicism hypocrisy, these Protestants are only trying to help, take note of the lack of monetary collections, and this is a sad reflection on some so called Buddhists in the area.
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Discussion 2 : 14 Nov 2012 at 20.102
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This act, if true, couldn't be further at variance with the dharma, the teachings of the Buddha. I would hope that the most senior representatives of the sangha, the community of Buddhist monks and nuns, will make this abundantly clear. If they do not, then Buddhism in Thailand is truly nothing but history.
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Discussion 1 : 14 Nov 2012 at 20.031
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A crusade war in 21th century.What goes around comes around.
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