Christians being pushed out of their own church by Buddhist monks in Myanmar

Christians in Myanmar—the Southeast Asian country formerly known as Burma—are methodically being pushed out of their own church property by a powerful Buddhist monk and his followers.

Despite the provocative action, the Christian leaders in that country are graciously enduring the Buddhist campaign so as not to inflame religious and ethnic conflicts in a country where a newly-elected democratic government is striving for national reconciliation, the Morning Star News reports.

The Christian community initially raised an outcry in media when U Thuzana, a powerful monk better known as Myaing Kyee Ngu Sayadaw, called on his supporters to build a Buddhist pagoda on Anglican church property in southeastern Karen state on Monday. It would be the third Buddhist temple to be built on church lands in Myanmar. (Courtesy of christiantoday.com)