{"id":955,"date":"2019-04-10T16:51:47","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T09:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chiang-mai-orality.net\/?p=955"},"modified":"2024-01-31T16:52:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T09:52:24","slug":"april-foolsday-in-thailand-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chiang-mai-orality.net\/?p=955","title":{"rendered":"April Foolsday in Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I am writing this on April 1st (April Fools), a day famous for hijinx and general tomfoolery in the west. But in Thailand it is a serious day to reflect on King Rama V (Chulalongkorn)\u00a0who on April 1, 1905 freed all of the slaves in Thailand, an institution that had been in place for centuries (Above is the 100 Baht note showing the king freeing the slaves). Next to King Rama IX (Bhumibol Adulyadej) who died recently after 70 years on the throne, King Rama V is the portrait most seen displayed in Thai houses. Chulalongkorn is the son of King Mongkut (Rama IV) who is known in the west as the young prince in the Hollywood musical \u201cThe King and I\u201d. As a young missionary studying Thai, it was months before I realized that Thailand actually means \u201cFree Land\u201d (ie. it has not been under colonizing powers like the rest of its neighbors). Yet over time I saw that a great many of this \u2018Free People\u2019 were in fact \u2018under slavery\u2019 to social problems and entrapped in various religious systems and thus not truly free as Jesus promised: \u201cIf the Son shall set you free, you shall be free indeed\u201d (John 8:36). Pray that 99% of the Thai people not yet knowing Jesus will get to know their true liberator: Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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