Saturday, April 28, 2007

Thai Buddhists push for state religion

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,21623323-401,00.html?from=public_rss

[news.com.au] 28 Apr 2007--Hundereds of Buddhist monks and laymen accompanied by nine elephants braved scorching heat to demand Buddhism be declared Thailand's national religion in its new, post-coup constitution.

Another group of 1400 people gathered outside parliament to demand that writers of the charter, which is to replace the 1997 "People's Constitution" torn up in September's military coup, add a clause defining Buddhism as the official state religion.

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