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Given that most (by a long way) Thais are Buddhists, it seems odd that much more space is devoted to Christianity, and virtually none to Buddhism. Richard001 (talk) 23:25, 30 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Acknowledged, although Christianity introduced modern medicine, printing and education, city planning, enhanced equality for women and reduced social stigma from leprosy, AIDS, the handicapped and mentally diseased. The royal projects followed suit thereafter and in government circles tends to downplay the history. Where could we begin with expanding something on Thai Buddhism? Should we seek to translate from the Thai or develop something based on more empirical evidence? (talk) 6:59, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

I was just arguing about this, and used wikipedia as my source, that Thailand as "no official religion."

I was wrong, and it appears it has had a state religion by any measure since Mongkut in the 19th Century.

And certainly does today, see here in the current constitution (2007) “Article 9 The King is a Buddhist and upholder of religions Article 79 The State shall patronise and protect Buddhism which the majority of Thais have followed for a long time and other religions. It shall also promote good understanding and harmony among followers of all religions as well as encourage the application of all religious principles to enhance virtues and develop quality of life.”

Article 79 is clearly an establishment of an official religion and every Thailand source I find says the same....

This should be corrected. *I don't know how to fix it, etc... but I know it's wrong. Brendan Liam (talk) 07:25, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The data on religion is missing for 28 provinces. Is somebody going to add this, using the same sources as for all the others? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 45kerdall (talk • contribs) 14:47, 18 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]