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Cracking down on Thai Valentine's Day
Mara, Lykke Li, Tove Lo, et al. are happy to see teens finally getting some action. |
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BANGKOK, Thailand - Ah, Valentine's Day. Call the police, or better yet the Moral Promotion Center.In most countries, February 14th is a highly commercialized day of romance [worshipping a god known in the West as Eros and in the East as Kamadeva].
In [Theravada Buddhist] Thailand, it's also a time for strict warnings -- and this year a new Twitter hashtag aimed at preventing premarital sex.
The Culture Ministry's "Moral Promotion Center" launched a widely publicized campaign earlier this week called "Just a Meal for Valentine's Day" that urges [Thai] teens to go home after their dinner dates.
It's also asking youths to show support for the campaign by tweeting #DinnerOnly in Thai. A Twitter search Friday found that the request had drawn varied reactions of mockery [from Buddhist teens] with many postings of the Thai equivalent to LOL [and F.U.]!
Most chocolate is junk (Henry Payne) |
"Parents and teachers should create correct understanding about Valentine's Day with children," Narathip Pumsap, the Moral Promotion Center's director, was quoted as saying on the English-language Website of the Khaosod newspaper.
Narathip suggested that instead of engaging in intimacy, teens "show love to their family, society, themselves, and the country."
This year's campaign comes amid a morality overhaul initiated by Thailand's [new] military government, which took power from an elected administration following a coup last May.
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The National Police Force has asked parents and teachers to inform children of the "dangers" of Valentine's Day and to avoid "risky behavior," police Maj. Gen Patipat Suban Na Ayuuthaya told a news conference earlier this week, according to the Khaosod newspaper.
Flip them if they get fresh, girls! (kalmykia.eu) |
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The Jesus Fatwah: Love Your (Muslim) Neighbor as Yourself
Sundays, 11:20 am, Pasadena Presbyterian Church (ppc.net)
Facilitated by Dr. Mark Smutny, participants consider how -- with violence and war on the rise in the Middle East and public opinion of Islam plummeting -- it is especially important for Christians to love their Muslim neighbors, a process that begins when we learn who Muslims are and what they believe. More
Sundays, 11:20 am, Pasadena Presbyterian Church (ppc.net)
Facilitated by Dr. Mark Smutny, participants consider how -- with violence and war on the rise in the Middle East and public opinion of Islam plummeting -- it is especially important for Christians to love their Muslim neighbors, a process that begins when we learn who Muslims are and what they believe. More
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