Myanmar

Myanmar is Buddhist as a country. The dominant religious context is: Theravada Buddhist majority (~88%) with Christian (~6%) and Muslim (~4%) minorities; minorities under significant pressure.

Myanmar is mostly Buddhist or Buddhist-cultural, and a Western-style deconstruction is rarer here than in monotheistic-majority countries. The harder exits in Myanmar are usually from the new religious movements, from Christian missionary churches, or from Jehovah’s Witnesses. Pick the pillar page that fits the specific community you came out of.

Leaving in Myanmar carries real community cost in a way that the broader Western experience often does not capture. Family rupture is common. Local religious communities are often dense, and stepping out of one is closer to immigrating than to changing a hobby.