1.0The Deacon's Benchhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/deaconsbenchdeacon greg kandrahttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/deaconsbench/author/deacon-greg-kandra"Stop killing monks" - The Deacon's Benchrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="LClf9WbrTw"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/deaconsbench/2007/09/stop-killing-monks.html">“Stop killing monks”</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/deaconsbench/2007/09/stop-killing-monks.html/embed#?secret=LClf9WbrTw" width="600" height="338" title="““Stop killing monks”” — The Deacon's Bench" data-secret="LClf9WbrTw" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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The words on this sign, from a protest in Bangkok in support of the people of Myanmar, say it all. The prayer below, composed by an American with great affection and respect for Buddhist monks, was written while he was on a pilgrimage to Asia, seeking to bridge differences between eastern and western monastic traditions.…http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0DySLTT4PWo/Rv3NA7dyiaI/AAAAAAAABCY/gF0-VrpOS48/s400/capt.bk10609281401.thailand_myanmar_protests_bk106.jpg