
A Bhutanese pastor has been sentenced to 11 months in prison for receiving donations for his ministry.
A Bhutanese pastor has been sentenced to 11 months in prison for receiving donations for his ministry.
While Bhutan's government has quietly enacted an "anti-conversion" law that Christians fear will be used against them, a proposal to grant Christians the right to construct church buildings and form organizations remains stalled.
In a Buddhist region of South Asia, one Christian man from Bhutan spends each day going door-to-door to share the gospel.
In the Kingdom of Bhutan, where Christianity is still awaiting legal recognition, Christians have the right to proclaim their faith but must not use coercion or claim religious superiority to seek conversions, the country’s prime minister told Compass in an exclusive interview.
A court in predominantly Buddhist Bhutan has sentenced a Christian to three years in prison for "attempting to promote civil unrest" by screening films on Christianity.
Thrust from their homes in Bhutan after Buddhist rulers embarked on an ethnic and religious purge, Christian refugees in Nepal face hostilities from Hindus and others.