The State Department's 2023 report on Thailand describes government subsidy of officially recognized religious communities, run through the National Office of Buddhism for the Buddhist sangha and through the Religious Affairs Department of the Ministry of Culture for the other four officially recognized religious groups, alongside the Bureau of the Royal Household's own separate role in royal Buddhist patronage.
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Citation
AuthorUnited States Department of State, Office of International Religious Freedom
PublisherUS Department of State
URLhttps://www.state.gov/reports/2023-report-on-international-religious-freedom/thailand/
Source TypeGovernment report
Assessment
Reliability Tier1
The United States' own State Department annual country report on religious freedom, prepared by its own diplomatic and analytic staff, the strongest available form for a fact about a country's state funding of religious institutions, hence the top tier. Connections
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This source names National Office of Buddhism directly: "religious communities, run through the National Office of Buddhism for the Buddhist sangha and through the Religious Affairs Department of the Ministry of Culture for the other four officially..."
Source US Department of State, 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom: ThailandUnited States Department of State, Office of International Religious Freedom
This source names Thailand directly: "The State Department's 2023 report on Thailand describes government subsidy of officially recognized religious communities, run through the National Office of Buddhism for the Buddhist sangha and..."
Source US Department of State, 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom: ThailandUnited States Department of State, Office of International Religious Freedom
Claims Backed By This Source (11 claims)
This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 holds.
- Countries, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
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