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	Get Thee to a Monastery Bangkok Post [Thailand] October 18, 2006 http://www.bangkokpost.com/News/19Oct2006_news24.php The clergy has now found a new culprit for its own weaknesses: The lack of a criminal law to punish stray monks. Before this, newshounds were the usual culprits. It is not uncommon to hear senior monks blasting the media for tainting the clergy's image by sensationalising the sexual misconduct of monks and other temple scandals. While arguing that stray monks were merely a few rotten apples, the clergy even tried to sponsor a law to punish the media for showing senior monks in a bad light. They must bite their tongues, however, when such criticism comes from the direction of Privy Councillor Kasem Watanachai. In a recent public talk, Prof Kasem said that many Thais are now reluctant to go to the temples because they cannot distinguish the good monks from the bad.
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