[Buddha-l] Sadly, the beat goes on in Sri Lanka

[Jo]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21840600 

The hardline Buddhist s targeting Sri Lanka's Muslims

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-23653213 

Sri Lanka Buddhist mob attacks Colombo mosque 

 

On the other side: Eid al-Fitr bomb attacks kill dozens:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23651828 

 

More evidence of how uninterested in political/human/ everyday peace many
religionists are. 

The non-reactionary believers in these instances could act to overcome these
kinds of fanaticism, but

these fanatics have support from governments.  Thus it's as difficult for
them to do anything as it 

seems to us to do anything about the Patriot Act!

 

Joanna K.