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| Southeast Asia |
| Thailand Blocks Internet Buddha Porn |
| 2007-01-08 |
| The Thai government blocked access Monday to a U.S.-based pornography website that uses an image of Buddha as its logo and is calling on Buddhists around the world to condemn the site, an official said. The Chicago-based website, buddha-porn.com, features sexually explicit material beneath an image of a golden statue of a seated Buddha and contains pornographic images divided up in different categories named, the Buddha Galleries, Nirvana Galleries, and Satori Galleries — the last two referring to Buddhist beliefs about reaching enlightenment. About 90 per cent of Thailand's 65 million people are Buddhist. “It certainly crosses the line in a Buddhist society, “ said Culture Ministry official Ladda Tangsuphachai, adding that the site was blocked by the Information Ministry after culture officials brought it to their attention. “We ask Buddhists around the world to send letters to condemn the website,” he said... |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #2 And I was so looking forward to BBW-Buddha.com |
| Posted by: ed 2007-01-08 23:13 |
| #1 “It certainly crosses the line in a Buddhist society, “ said Culture Ministry official Ladda Tangsuphachai, adding that the site was blocked by the Information Ministry after culture officials brought it to their attention. This from a govt. official of the underage-sex-tour capitol of the world? |
| Posted by: xbalanke 2007-01-08 21:31 |