There are dubious members of every religion, it seems. The only "logical" reason for this may be that, since this took place in the South, that area might be a center of missionary activity, both Muslim and Christian, with the result being that Buddhists feel threatened. But this is just a guess, Billy In a message dated 5/31/2009 9:33:37 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
Seems that even the Buddhists are getting into the act. David Here is a different kind of persecution story -- never heard of this before. Also, this does not sound like Buddhists -- doing something like this. BUT there it is. Friday May 22, 2009 BANGLADESH: BUDDHIST CREMATION RITE FORCED ON CHRISTIANS Villagers demand money, compel mourners to chant Buddhist mantras. DHAKA, Bangladesh, May 21 (Compass Direct News) – Buddhist villagers in southeastern Bangladesh forced Christians to participate in a Buddhist cremation rite for a deceased family member last weekend and demanded money for a post-funeral ceremony. Uttam Lal Chakma, 55, died last Friday (May 15) after a long illness in Dighinala sub-district of Khagrachari hill district, some 400 kilometers (250 miles) southeast of Dhaka. He had converted from Buddhism to Christianity two years ago. Pastor Vubon Chakma and Christian villagers sought to give him a Christian burial the next day, but a hostile group of local Buddhists forcibly stopped them from doing so, according to a local Christian source. The source told Compass that a member of the Buddhist group told family members, “He was born as a Buddhist, and he will be buried as a Buddhist.†The source said that the Buddhists demanded 12,000 taka ($US177) to hold a post-funeral ceremony today, to which they planned to invite more than 250 Buddhists, including their local monk. At press time the amount had not been given, but the area Buddhists had taken no action, the source said. --
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