Comments:Demonstrators demand Buddhism be made Thai national religion

i guess the irony that bhuddists are being this violent is lost on them...


 * They were not being violent at all; they were just having a peaceful protest with elephants. The issue here is that even though people can have religion, nations cannot--unless they'd like to argue that a nation has a life and a mind (or a soul, if that's your thing) of its own. Furthermore, law should be non-partisan and protect the rights of all minorities, including the rights of the individuals and the rights of small religious groups. If Buddhism is already practised by such a large proportion of the population, why would they want to insist that it be recognised by the state. It serves no purpose other than potential future abuse. On the other hand, they certainly won't be the only nation that still mixes religion and law. (Shae (talk) 08:26, 26 May 2009 (UTC))