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Thailand set to make Buddhism the state religion 1 Year, 3 Months ago Karma: 17  
INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE REPORTS FROM BANGKOK:

In a step that could sharpen divisions in its increasingly violent, largely Muslim southern provinces, Thailand appears ready for the first time to make Buddhism the state religion in a new constitution.

READ THE ARTICLE HERE

What do you think about this?

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Re:Thailand set to make Buddhism the state religio 1 Year, 3 Months ago Karma: 5  
In fact, Thailand is already as close to being a Buddhist country as it can get. In that regard this is just a formalization of reality.
Still it is another stupid move by the military junta. It is just going to fire up Muslim sentiments in the south and that we do not need now.

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Re:Thailand set to make Buddhism the state religion 1 Year, 3 Months ago Karma: 25  
With 95 % of the population very devoted to Buddhism, yes Thailand is already a Buddhist country. The most in the world. With the muslim South so much agitated it is a bad idea to launch the moderate muslims in the separatists arms.

Generaly speaking, make a religion a State one belongs to old times and is working against unity of the country.
 
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Re:Thailand set to make Buddhism the state religion 1 Year, 2 Months ago Karma: 3  
Thai regime’s move to make Buddhism as the sate religion is absolute absurd. It would only emboldened and proliferated Muslim extremists.
If Thailand has genuine democracy, rights and freedom, there should not be a particular religion is a state religion however majority Thai people are Buddhists.
There are 57 Islamic states (OIC members) in the world of 204 countries. Those 57 states made Islam is the state religion. They have more violence than the countries do NOT set a particular religion is a state religion.
The military government of Thailand must be wiser. If they are not, they will be much alike those of religious extremists.
A religion could make people peaceful and it could also make people physically violent towards the others, especially once those have extreme doctrine.

Thailand's regime should be able to make safer for all Thais.
 
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Re:Thailand set to make Buddhism the state religio 1 Year, 2 Months ago Karma: 5  
We have had a similar situation in Myanmar before and the outcome of trying to mix politics with religion is still felt today and should learn from that lesson.

NEVER MIX RELIGION WITH POLITICS.

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Re:Thailand set to make Buddhism the state religion 1 Year, 2 Months ago Karma: 25  
You two are right. No country can take religion as a nation cement if it is not the common religion of all the population. That is a very rare situation in the world.
 
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Re:Thailand set to make Buddhism the state religion 1 Year, 2 Months ago Karma: 25  
You two are right. No country can take religion as a nation cement if it is not the common religion of all the population. That is a very rare situation in the world.
 
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