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To: ktscarlett66
Reading a few lines of a beautiful bit of Buddhism isn’t going to ruin a church. Many parts of many religious readings and texts are considered world literature.

Beautiful as some Buddhist texts might be, they make a poor substitute for the inspired and inerrant Word of God, and thus have no place in Christian worship.

15 posted on 01/17/2010 10:23:33 PM PST by GCC Catholic (0bama, what are you hiding? Just show us the birth certificate...)
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To: GCC Catholic

The greatest achievement is selflessness.
The greatest quality is seeking to serve others.
The greatest goodness is a peaceful mind.
The greatest patience is humility.

Conquer the angry man by love.
Conquer the ill-natured man by goodness.
Conquer the miser with generosity.
Conquer the liar with truth.

Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle,
and the life of the candle will not be shortened.
Happiness never decreases by being shared.

I fail to see how something like that would close a church. Aren’t those pretty much in keeping with Christian ideals? If someone quoted them but didn’t say they were Buddhist, I doubt any Christian would have a problem with them.


22 posted on 01/18/2010 5:39:54 AM PST by ktscarlett66 (Face it girls....I'm older and I have more insurance....)
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