Philippines deports US missionary over 'political activity'

[Judi Lynn]

Source: New York Times

By Felipe Villamor
5 July 2018 — 8:19am

Manila: The Philippines has deported a US missionary found to have engaged in "political activities," but two of his colleagues, both Africans, were waiting for their fates to be decided by the government.

The missionary, Adam Shaw, of Ohio, was headed to Cleveland to be reunited with his family on Wednesday night, said Thomas Kemper, the head of Global Ministries, an agency of the United Methodist Church that is in charge of its missions program.

"Adam Shaw has left the Philippines," Kemper said.

Kemper said he was meeting with local United Methodist Church workers and lawyers to speed up the release and deportation of Shaw's two colleagues - Tawanda Chandiwana of Zimbabwe and Miracle Osman of Malawi.

Read more: https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/philippines-deports-us-missionary-over-political-activity-20180705-p4zpk6.html

[brooklynite]

1. These missionaries were there to convert the "heathens".....

.....by which I mean “Catholics”.

[raging moderate]

2. Nah, Methodists would not do that!

I still have a rosary given to my Methodist minister great-grandfather and great-grandmother by their good friend who was a Roman Catholic priest. The United Methodist Church maintains a global disaster relief network, with people in place around the globe ready to distribute supplies to mitigate suffering in various disasters.

Old Methodist joke: Assigned to explain the main symbol of his religion in a religion class, the United Methodist should bring a casserole with plates and tableware, and say, "Here is a casserole; dig in, everybody!"

[dembotoz]

3. True... wondering what he did.fed the poor?

[Sophia4]

4. They were there to help the people. That is what Methodists do.

Some Methodists may be fundamentalists but most are more concerned with easing human pain of all kinds. Read the article.