# Omnibus Religious Fucks in the NEWS

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**Created:** [February 7, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-religious-fucks-in-the-news/959066 "2022-02-07T18:33:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 30, 2022, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-religious-fucks-in-the-news/959066/201 "2022-11-30T04:29:23Z")

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Here’s a non-Christian, Non-American example it appears. The four priests at a Thai temple all tested positive for meth, which seems pretty crazy, especially when the locals were giving the priests gifts/offerings to earn merits in their religion. Though with how cheap the meth in Thailand can be, perhaps the drugs were offerings.

> **[Every monk in Thai temple defrocked after testing positive for meth](https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/monks-meth-temple-thailand/)**
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> "The temple is now empty of monks and nearby villagers are concerned they cannot do any merit-making," an official said.

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