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To: Lochlainnach; bnelson44
God forbid accepting other religions as anything but blaspheme, especially those religions that preach peace and human dignity.

Hold up there. Since when are the statements "Bhuddism is not compatible with Christianity" and "Bhuddism is crap" the same statement. The guy's putting forth a theological point and you're treating him like a trashtalker.

Christian orthodoxy requires a respect for other faiths, because deriding a lost person will certainly not help them get to the truth. That doesn't mean that one must accept them as an equal revelation, or anything but an obstacle between the lost and Christ. It simply means we don't go around talking trash. I don't see where Bnelson has talked trash about Bhuddism.

42 posted on 01/22/2006 7:24:51 PM PST by Mr. Silverback (Given the subject matter, shouldn't Heath Ledger get a Best Actress nomination?--Rambette)
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To: Mr. Silverback

I see where you're coming from with the assertion that Bnelson isn't "talking crap." But, for the most part, I disagree. Saying a religion like Buddhism isn't "compatible" with Christianity is just flat out wrong when one takes a look at the trials of Buddha and Christ (although the results are quite different), especially when related to what each said to the world in terms of respecting the dignity of your fellow human.

Where Buddhism and Christianity don't seem compatible is in Modern practice, but that is hardly Jesus's or Buddha's fault.


67 posted on 01/22/2006 8:18:05 PM PST by Lochlainnach (Rifle man's stalkin the sick and lame; preacher man seeks the same, who gets there 1st is uncertain)
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