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Srsly, not sure what just response is, but some behaviors are tells for psychopathology.

I agree. I rarely quote GP.

New York is mind-bogglingly corrupt, in sleazy ways. A drug addict’s cousin is a deputy, so his abuse of his wife goes “unnoticed.” New York is vile.

Who wrote this?

Who is his bishop?

I’m certainly open to a thoroughly researched vaccine shown by extensive and transparent studies to be SAFE and EFFECTIVE.

Still guzzling the Koolaid.

Ron, baby! She’s only doing her job.

Well answered.

In the Mahayana (great vehicle) and Vajryana (diamond vehicle) traditions the Bodhisattva looms large.
In the “mythological scheme” the Bodhisattva remains in the cycle of life and death to continue to help others. The first of the 4 Bodhisattva vows is, “Sentient Beings are numberless; I vow to save them.”

The Buddha,in many places I've been, recedes a little into the background. In place of him you will find the Bodhisattva of Compassion, variously Avalokiteshvara, “He who hears the cries of all the world,” and Kuan Ying, or Kannon in Japan.

As far as I know, one doesn't hear much of Hindu missionaries. But Buddhism did spread, and on purpose. So there is a “missionary” side to it.

Buddhism is HUGELY various! In some traditions the Buddha definitely is presented as a savior who came to deliver us from bad karma. Now THAT’s a religion in competition with Christianity!

But in others while there is an agreed upon metaphysical starting point, which you can develop with scholastic intricacy, it's really all about the “practice,” about zazen. There are ethical precepts and they're considered in Buddhist communities. But the presentation is quite different from that in most Christian communities.

I hope that's useful.

Paul says to the baptized, You have died. In Galatians he says he lives no longer but Christ lives in him.

In Romans he says the Holy Spirit prays in us.

In Philippians he says as I work out my salvation with fear and trembling God works in me both to will and to do.

There's more to this than first appears.

Still, we sit with eyes open, vision unfocussed.

Maybe it has to do with goals somehow.

Since my stroke both my typing and mybl proofreading are lousy. You’re quite right.

In Zen we meditate with fhe eyes open.

It’s probably best for Christians to speak carefully about other religions.

Buddhism teaches “anatmam,” no-self.

Prayers up.

Barry has gone over to the dark side.

As a former Episcopal priest who would love to celebrate and to serve again I say No.

Anglicans are not capable of forming a sacramental intention.

Counsellors, including pastoral counsellors, who don't have some kind of pshrink upstream are dangerous.

45 years ago I dropped out of seminary to do 15 months supervised work as a hospital chaplain with a “minor” in addictive disorders. I don't think I approached competence until 20 years ago.

And yes, there are a lot of wackadoodles studying psychiatry and psychology, in ministry, teaching, and everywhere. Thank God some of the wackadoodles at least try to help themselves and us.

My guess:
The lawyer and Kyle are confident & Kyle could be helped by making his case not just to judge and jury but to the nation.

The wokesters are talking about riots if Kyle is acquitted. If he does well on the stand he might make the thugs look bad.