The Nation
Friday 28th June, 2013
Yangon - A Myanmar monks' convention has agreed to draw up draft legislation to impose restrictions on interfaith marriage, sources said Friday. The decision was reached Thursday at a meeting of 1,530 senior monks from across the country who gathered in Yangon to debate legislation proposed by extremist cleric Wirathu that would place restrictions on Buddhist women marrying outside their faith. The convention agreed to set up an association to pursue the interfaith marriage proposal and other legal means of protecting Buddhism, said Damapiya, the convention's spokesman. Although Wirathu's or...
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Source: http://www.news.myanmaronlinecentre.com/2013/06/30/myanmar-monks-support-restrictions-on-interfaith-marriage/
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