Thai soccer team
Why the rescued Thai soccer boys are considering becoming monks
By Andrew Alan Johnson — July 17, 2018
(The Conversation) — In Theravada Buddhist practice, ordination as a monk and donating the merit thus gained is one of the greatest honors that a person can give to another.
Christian film producers plan movie about Thai cave rescue
By Yonat Shimron — July 11, 2018
NEW YORK (AP) — The producers behind Christian films like 'God's Not Dead' are already in Thailand with plans to develop a movie about the 18-day saga of the soccer team trapped in a flooded cave.
Inside the sacred danger of Thailand’s caves
By Andrew Alan Johnson — July 11, 2018
(The Conversation) In Thailand, caves like the one the soccer team was trapped in are said to be ruled by nature spirits who offer their followers something that Buddhism cannot: assistance with love, money, and other things monks do not provide. At the same time, the spirits pose a danger if slighted.
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