The Swedish "Save the Children" organization is concerned that many tsunami victims in Thailand aren�’t being given help unless they convert to Christianity.
The pressure comes from Christian charities, primarily from the United States. Complaints about the situation are reflected in a survey conducted by the Swedish and British Save the Children organizations, together with the United Nations children�’s fund, UNICEF.
Speaking to the daily Svenska Dagbladet the head of Swedish Save the Children�’s tsunami relief in southeast Asia says in some places it feels like the 19th century, when missionaries demanded conversion as a condition for food and clothing.
The newspaper says that when its reporters visited several orphanages, the children, who were Buddhist, were wearing t-shirts with slogans like God loves you and Jesus is the way.
Comment: Charity, love etc are not free and un-conditional. They come bound with biblical strings.
