Case Study Of How Shoeboxes Are Used To Bribe Children Away From Their Parents Religion Samaritans Purse in India Samaritans Purse Special Report on Operation Christmas Child 2003[8] gives the example of a 13 year old boy in India: Like children in the United States, he leaves his house every morning. But the 13-year-old boy is on his way to work, not school. His job is to pick up garbage on the streets of his town in India. Its hard, filthy work, with long hours and little pay. Every day, Ramakrishnas work route took him in front of a Christian church. As he picked up trash from the gutter, a woman invited him into the church. He always refused. Then one day the woman asked him inside to receive a gift. He was still wary of Christians and their strange beliefs, but the offer of a gift was too tempting. He accepted. Ramakrishna had been invited to an Operation Christmas Child distribution, and he was given a shoe box filled with presents. I was surprised and very happy, he said. Although he was thrilled to receive the shoe box gift, he wondered who had sent it and why. The woman who had invited him explained. She told me its a gift sent to me by Jesus, Ramakrishna said. She told me the greatest gift of all is Jesus, and He will also come to me if I ask Him... Then the report explains how they uses the shoeboxes to get around local laws preventing missionary activity: India can be a difficult mission field. Many states have anti-conversion laws that make it hard for Christians to work. But Operation Christmas Child breaks down barriers and provides a way to reach the children. More than 325,000 shoe box gifts were distributed in 2003, and 265,000 children were enrolled in follow-up Bible study programs. Operation Christmas Child has opened up new doors without question, said a Samaritans Purse ministry partner. Were seeing the Lord do wonderful things. Their website[9] mentions another similar case in Haiti where they used a shoebox gift party to entice an11 year old girl from her parents religion which eventually lead to the break up of the family. Against International Law The United Nations Declaration of the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief[10], Proclaimed by the General Assembly resolution 36/55 of 25 November, 1981, Article 5.2. states: 2. Every child shall enjoy the right to have access to education in the matter of religion or belief in accordance with the wishes of his parents or, as the case may be, legal guardians, and shall not be compelled to receive teaching on religion or belief against the wishes of his parents or legal guardians, the best interests of the child being the guiding principle.
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