A Montagnard pastor from Vietnam now living in North Carolina is calling on the U.S. government to do more to combat the ongoing persecution of the Dao Blung Hlao Church in Vietnam’s Central Highlands. Authorities often increase persecution the week of Christmas in the Central Highlands, arresting Christians and warning worshippers not to celebrate the holiday outside state-sponsored churches. “Our people are being detained. Police are forcing citizens to remain silent,” Pastor Nglol Rahlan wrote.