<Christianity is primarily a third world religion now and is the fastest growing religion by far.>
Not a good sign... intelligent truth seeking people leaving, ignorant starving people signing up.
Hmm, I see your opinion of third worlders. They're not "intelligent truth seekers" like secularized westerners. They're ignorant .. and starving which is bad except when they're Buddhist or something ...... as long as we don't look too closely at what the real beliefs of real Buddhists are.
<New agey things, Buddhism, Taoism seem to be growing most among secularized westerners looking for something with an exotic flavor>
That's your version.
Yep.
Many recent 'teachers' (ie. Eckhart Tolle, David Hawkins, etc.,) point to Eastern ideas (and Catholic mystics) as more 'pure' in the sense that the orginial teachings were written down and translated earlier and with less "telephone game" error propogation than what happend in the West (Bible).
Oh, which writings were written down and translated earlier with less error propagation than the Bible?
Oh, these people are serious spiritual seekers... no doubt about it. They're willing to go to great lengths in many cases... but realize god isn't about "sin and guilt, sackcloth and ashes" but actually "joy and happiness"
What religious tradition teaches that? |
