Update: Pastors Van Thong, Bua and Amkha have been released from prison in Laos!

Let's hope this served as a lesson to them and that they will in the future refrain from assisting the American-Evangelical sponsored destruction of Lao culture and tradition!

yehh lao culture will never die or assimilate it self to white culture. laos has been through a lot but our culture is still strong. the lao race is on the rise.

Lao's evil ways will never die but the culture you're talking about has been already dead for many years. Imprisioning innocent people will not bring justice to anyone or make them change their way of life. Treating them that way will only make their beliefs alot stronger. People choose to believe, they are not forced. Unlike the Laos communist government who forces their citizens to belive in something that they choose not to. Mistreatment of the Lords messengers will bring Laos hatred, poverty and death. And the Lord will bless those that have been wrongfully accused with many blessings. Even Buddah himself didn't belive in violence, imprisonment and force. But Laos worship the devil so that is why they force their people to do the same as the two above. And when innocent people don't want to, they end thier dispute and silence them by putting them in prison. Long live GOD!!!!

We are appreciating for the release of Pastor Van. We want to see Laos change its policy of holding political prisoners and mor release in the future. We do not want to see Laos holding prisoners until dead just like those prisoners who died with the king in 1975. We want ASEAN, UN and Westerns to put mor presure for Laos to change from one political to multipal ppolitical parties and religious freedom in the future. The right to vote for its government for its citizens

No religions is pure now aday so only the smart people protect their country. Lao knows what it does. Sad to say but governments have abused religions as a way to destroy other nations. Tough. Politic as usual. People just have to play smart and know what they get into. Better and true religion is for themselve and and practice locally. For those who want to go abroad wish to change other people belief are not necessary better.

Rose wrote:

Lao's evil ways will never die but the culture you're talking about has been already dead for many years. Imprisioning innocent people will not bring justice to anyone or make them change their way of life. Treating them that way will only make their beliefs alot stronger. People choose to believe, they are not forced. Unlike the Laos communist government who forces their citizens to belive in something that they choose not to. Mistreatment of the Lords messengers will bring Laos hatred, poverty and death. And the Lord will bless those that have been wrongfully accused with many blessings. Even Buddah himself didn't belive in violence, imprisonment and force. But Laos worship the devil so that is why they force their people to do the same as the two above. And when innocent people don't want to, they end thier dispute and silence them by putting them in prison. Long live GOD!!!!

Rose,
Do you understand between Lao people and their government? When you critizise Lao, I do not think that you mean for all people who happen to be Laotian. Not all Laotians are good, not all Americans are good and not all of them are bad people. In every country, there have some bad and some good people, but when one or two bad people did a bad thing, you can not critizise the whole country because it hurts the people who do the good thing and have a good heart and who happen to be Lao people. Please remember that.

Rose,
Do you understand between Lao people and their government? When you critizise Lao, I do not think that you mean for all people who happen to be Laotian. Not all Laotians are good, not all Americans are good and not all of them are bad people. In every country, there have some bad and some good people, but when one or two bad people did a bad thing, you can not critizise the whole country because it hurts the people who do the good thing and have a good heart and who happen to be Lao people. Please remember that.

rose,

do you know the difference between culture, government and religion??/ wut u explained up there sounds like your blending them all together be more specific.

I agree with, Tom Her as well. To: Rose, you said long live god, but he's been gone 2007 yrs ago. I don't blamed the LPDR nor any pasters, but I agree that by taking your believed to another countries such as Laos, China, Vietname & Burma, to recruited their people, will not be a good thing. Imagine if a Monk from any of the countries I mention above come to the west to perform Buddah believed, Christian believers probably attacked the Monk right away or he'll be arrested by the police.

Jay wrote:

Let's hope this served as a lesson to them and that they will in the future refrain from assisting the American-Evangelical sponsored destruction of Lao culture and tradition!

People, this is about freedom of religion. Did you ever read the Lao constitution that allows freedom of religion to all Lao citizens?. I was born in Laos and migrated to America 20 yrs ago. In the last few months, Laotian Christians have been imprisoned by communist Lao army for just participating in the worshiping God, the creator of the universe. We are praying for God's intervene for these faithful people.

I agree with Rose. God is still working with the brothers & sisters of Christ in Laos. Keep praying fellow believers.

Praise God for His amazing work with the Christians in Laos. Shows that He is still with us and the innocent people of Laos.

Did you ever see buddha monasteries in U.S cities. Isnt that another way of spreading eastern religion? I dont have problem with taking the Holy word to Laos. See, Who is supporting poverty in Laos? Mostly foreign charities that runs by Christians.

Tom Her wrote:

No religions is pure now aday so only the smart people protect their country. Lao knows what it does. Sad to say but governments have abused religions as a way to destroy other nations. Tough. Politic as usual. People just have to play smart and know what they get into. Better and true religion is for themselve and and practice locally. For those who want to go abroad wish to change other people belief are not necessary better.

Just so everyone knows, the LPDR gont is very evil, they tortured, they arrested innocent people and put in jail. I do not praise such govnt like the LAO PDR. Lets hope that future Lao scholars will be able to bring change to Laos politically and economically. I've been to Laos twice in the last 7 years and you dont see much change to support people there.

Why is a supposely good and decent govn't.(LPDR) punish its citizens for practicing good deeds. 1 Corinthian 13: 4-7 teaches that human must practice a loving life toward each other by "being patient and kind", "never jelous", "never boastful or conceited", "never rude or selfish", "not take offense, and is not resentful", "take no pleasure in other's sin (wrong doing)", "always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope, and to endure whatever comes."

This is what Christianity is all about. If these teaching are evil then the way of the monk are also evil. Which religion will be next on the govn't. of the LPDR's list?

There are criminals who ought to be punished for their action. Are the good deeds stated bove the things that the govn't. of the LPDR stand against?

I agree with each & everyone of you, seem like most of us disagree with the LPDR regime, right...Well that's the same feeling of the LPDR regime has toward us. My point is, the regime will control their country as they want, they'll not going listen to Christianity, jihad or buddah. Look what happened in Myamar back in September. So my message to all of you is, whatever you do over there try to advoid being arrested.

Pastors who believed in gun more than god.

The charged is for having firearm in the church.
Laos doesn't allow to have firarm, illegal drug or any dangerous material in the church, school or Buddhist temple.

Singkham wrote:

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Rose,
Do you understand between Lao people and their government? When you critizise Lao, I do not think that you mean for all people who happen to be Laotian. Not all Laotians are good, not all Americans are good and not all of them are bad people. In every country, there have some bad and some good people, but when one or two bad people did a bad thing, you can not critizise the whole country because it hurts the people who do the good thing and have a good heart and who happen to be Lao people. Please remember that.

Rose, let the people in Laos to suffer as much as possible so they will learn a lesson. Many citizens in Laos are proud what their governmnet are doing. They never take a phylosophy that will bring peace and freedom, econonomic development, and the right to vote. That is why they killed their own king and their politician who want Lao citizins to have freedom of every opportunities. I tell you they never ever support the person who wants Laos to become persperity and offer opportunity to everyone. They rather support a person of corruption and dictating its citizens. We, the poeple who were exiled and escaped Laos understands that they will suffer that is why were against Communism. We wanted our citizes to have freedom of religion belief and freedom, but we lost because we were telling the truth. People who always lie will be the winner if we do not use evidence. The citizens of Laos are uneducate. They are always belive sonmething that is untrue.

To: Robert Hawj, brother, Christians, Catholic, Jihad, Buddah & shamanish..none of these religious are EVIL. What's EVIL were the individuals who misrepresented to these religious to the public.

To: Tony, of course they're temples in the US, but the monks does not advertised their believed to the people. Go to the temples or not it's optional.

To: Brother, Vang..Yes the Laotian, Hmong, Khmu & Miane are suffered badly from LPDR regime, but there's nothing they can do. International democracy will be the only solution, but it'll be slow & takes time.