The Consequences of Becoming Christian
Marcia sitting with some women and kids in Oh Loh Tha Village - Dec 1985 It seems in some circles that the Karen are seen as mostly being Christian. It’s true that the Karen had a significant role in the early church in Burma and that there are strong Karen churches in both Burma (Myanmar) and Thailand. Christian Karen historically, also seem more willing to engage with Western church and government leaders and in that way are more visible. In recent years, with the resettlement of Karen refugees from Burma by a number of countries around the world, Karen churches are being established internationally further increasing their visibility. As noted in the previous post however, evangelism continues to be a focus for the Karen. Still, even the highest estimates of the numbers of Christians among the Karen population puts the total at 30 percent or so. A large majority of Karen therefore, remain either Buddhist, animist, or some combination of both. Of course fear is a major obstac...
