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To: little jeremiah
Because same sex acts are forbidden in the OT, the NT, the Koran, and the Vedas

Also Tibetan Buddhism, according to the Dalai Lama.

377 posted on 12/08/2003 2:26:00 PM PST by tuesday afternoon
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To: tuesday afternoon; little jeremiah
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Not all the same acts are forbidden by all of those religions. Christianity prohibits masturbation, while the vedas revere certain forms as for meditation purposes. Christianity and Judiasm see sex as for procreation, while the Vedas take quite a different tact. Tibetian buddhism is but one form of buddhism, which is derivative from vedic culture but quite different in this area. In the Koran, it is allowed to have sex slaves/concubines. According to the Ayatollah Khomeni, it also allowed bestiality under certain circumstances. For example, you can't kill and eat an animal you had sex with, but you can butcher it and sell the meat to a neighboring village.

Life sure is simple when you turn of your critical thinking skills, huh?
381 posted on 12/08/2003 2:57:20 PM PST by adam_az
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To: tuesday afternoon
I forgot to add Buddhist morality.
384 posted on 12/08/2003 3:17:21 PM PST by little jeremiah
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To: tuesday afternoon
Also Tibetan Buddhism, according to the Dalai Lama.

Tibetian Buddhism has been heavily hindi-ized, including the concept of deity archetypes.

Buddhism is not a religion, the Buddha isn't considered a deity. He is just a human who reached the concept of enlightenment, and taught other humans a method by which they could reach this state. Buddhist practices, on the other hand, are heavily influences by Vedic practices.

I'm not a Buddhist btw, I just hear a lot about the subject because my girlfriend is studying archaeology, has a deep interest in the region, and can read Sanskrit. (the language the Vedas are written in)
389 posted on 12/08/2003 3:34:29 PM PST by adam_az
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