by  Senaka Weeraratna PREFACE Buddhism which has been the moral and spiritual force in Sri Lanka in the last 2500 years, having survived a prolonged period (nearly 450 years) of persecution and discrimination directed at its adherents under western colonial rule, now faces a serious challenge from a growing Christian evangelical movement, represented mostly by … Continue reading MANIPULATIVE CHRISTIAN CONVERSIONS IN SRI LANKA:  SOME PERSPECTIVES