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I found this fascinating and enlightening discussion at Sweep the dust, Push the dirt: Open Forum: Can Christian and Buddhist Practices Mix? Here are some excerpts I pulled out of the discussion: When we externalize, and in my opinion, “personalize” the god-concept, we begin that slippery slope into attachment, delusion, and self-deprecation. Sorry if the following is a bit lacking in cohesion. I’m just working with some rough ideas which may or may not eventually be polished. Power, control and wealth or peace, enlightenment and salvation? Which is the primary motivation for religion? I often view organized religion as the former with a little of the latter on [...] Another Facebook poll — Should Religion Be Made Illegal? It seems as though someone on Facebook has their knickers in a knot about religion, particularly Christianity. Trust me, it isn’t me coming up with these polls just so I’ll have something to rant about on my blog. But since the question was raised, I’ll throw in [...] Do you think God should be back in America? This was a Facebook poll with only a yes or no response. Neither choice seemed to apply so I’m responding to it here. I have to answer it with another question — “Did God leave America in the first place?” If God is omnipresent, how [...] I’ve answered a couple of polls regarding religious topics on Facebook recently. The questions were “Did Jesus Christ exist?” and “Should we keep ‘Christ’ in Christmas?” I’ll address each one separately. Did Jesus Christ exist? I have no reason to doubt that Jesus of Nazareth did, indeed, exist. The Jewish historian Josephus mentions Jesus twice [...] Warning! Reading this post may piss you off. You may feel it’s blasphemous or heretical. You may be certain that I’m bound for eternal damnation. I make no apologies, so either get over it or let it fester and eat away at your soul. Why is Christianity so exclusive? It’s do it our way or burn [...] It’s Valentine’s Day, a day set aside to celebrate Cupid, the Roman god of love, on the feast day of a Catholic saint. It seems obvious that the conversion from paganism to Christianity still isn’t complete. Are there any truly Christian holidays? I have to admit that I’m not familiar with many of the [...] |
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