EXTREMISTS ATTEMPT TO MAKE BUDDHISM SRI LANKA’S STATE RELIGIONBuddhist extremists in Sri Lanka have drafted an amendment to the country’s constitution, changing the status of Buddhism from the “foremost religion” to the “state religion.” One clause in the constitutional amendment would prohibit Buddhists from converting to another religion. While the proposed amendment contains an article providing freedom for the practice of other religions, this is qualified by the requirement that they are practiced “in peace and harmony with Buddhist teachings.” One article of the proposed amendment states, “To convert Buddhists into other forms of worship or to spread other forms of worship among the Buddhists is prohibited.”From the news flow at Intercessors Network
