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To: one_less who wrote (518)	3/1/2002 7:37:36 PM
From: thames_sider	Respond to of 21057

Or Muslims [get] into Christian Heaven?" No contention there. According to the NT, no - it's eternal hellfire for not admitting Christ as the one and only true way to salvation (except being Jewish). Well, drat. The Quran says that there is no way for us in human form to understand the reasons for the differences [in divine guidelines] and that any debate or contention over the differences will lead to destructiveness, so we are forbidden to debate the differences as far as one being good in comparison to the other being bad. Well, it's a real shame that every religion does just that, isn't it. Or do Sunni and Shi'a agree on everything...? (not to mention Sufi &c). -------------- Question - is Buddhism an atheist belief?

To: one_less who wrote (518)	3/2/2002 9:50:06 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 21057

I asked you to ponder the concept of similarity. Restate it. Clearly. ""Oh yeah, about that single god: Do Christians get into Muslim Heaven?" Yes, according to the Quran there are provisions for that. " Without believing in Mohammed as a Prophet (spelled correctly)? No Five Pillars of Islam? No trip to Mecca if you can manage it? Proof? "Or Muslims into Christian Heaven?" Same as above. I stand with thames_sider on this. You must accept Christ as your savior and salvation. Remember Limbo in the Catholic faith? That's the best they could hope for- -to avoid eternal hellfire. Buddism is a philosophical way of life. It was established through meditation by the Budda who was a prince living under Hindu tradition. Many buddists attach confusism as part of the discipline. It is a path to enlightenment but not a religion to woship a God. So, not sure how it fits in this discussion. Apparently they can't triangulate. Whatever that means.