know the steps to receive training. LEC's rule about training outside is meant to protect from false teaching, but the rule is used to restrict and control who is in leadership based on the national leader's view and family. Decree #92 Decree #92 is the Prime Minister's Decree that allows the Church to exist in Laos. It states how a religion can register with the Government and what the religion can do or not do. It also states requirements for various education training for the religion. This decree states that all denominations of Christianity are welcome to register with the government, although there have been no other denominations that has been allowed to register with the government besides the LEC, Seventh-day Adventists, and Catholics. Rules The LEC has a list of rules and regulations that have been established for leadership, members, and policies. The national leadership has stated that many of the rules are meant to protect and oversee issues in the church, leadership, and its members. Many outsiders and even insiders find that these rules and policies are in practice harmful for the church. If general church member is caught breaking the rule or policy, they are punished, however if a leader has been caught, the church as a whole generally keep it quiet. The general punishment for those who break the rules are public humiliation, they are brought up in front of the church or group and it is then read in a written document what they did wrong. It also involves losing the right to take the Lord Supper/Holy Communion and not having the right to lead, teach or be involved in activities for a period of time. This type of punishment is similar to the Roman Catholic Church punishment called Excommunication, which by majority of evangelical churches is seen as un-biblical and was given up at the reformation split. Human Rights and Corruption Since the early 1990s there has been much corruption in the church and much of it has been related to the authority of the President of the LEC. According to a report LAOS: SITUATION ANALYSIS AND TREND ASSESSMENT, A Writenet Report by Grant Evans commissioned by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Protection Information Section (DIP) written in May 2004 states the following things: "the Khunta Panya family from Savannakhet, a member of which continues to control the single protestant organization established under