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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (171043)	6/12/2003 3:06:52 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1584438

Ted, BTW its my readings about NDEs and my own supernatural experiences that have helped to reaffirm my faith in God. The kind of "God" being advanced in popular culture, especially Hollywood these days, is one that fits more into a Buddhist philosophy than a Christian one (i.e. the "fundamentalist Christian," in your words). I think your views go right along, especially in regard to those NDEs. In recent years, the primary way I've seen God presented by Hollywood is as a loving God. If that's Buddhist, then call me Buddha. A couple years ago, there was a tv movie on the life of Jesus. I didn't see all of it but I really liked the portrayal of Jesus as one who appreciated life, its triumphs, its hardships and was prone to tell his disciples to lightened up. If that's buddhist, again that's what I respect and admire. EDIT: I strongly recommend the book I linked to in my previous message ... if you have the time, of course. I've read sections from this book. The author spends a great deal of effort proving that the Christian God is the one God. I understand that this must be an important issue to the devoutly religious but for the life of me, I can't figure out why. However, its that attitude which has caused me to shy away from organized religion. And I need to say one more thing.......an Aussie friend of mine who considers himself religious and active in his church sees the above attitude as rather unique to American Christian groups. He says that all this fundamentalism takes 'the fun' out of religion. He's joking of course but his point is that fundamentalists push too hard and are worried over things that a loving God would not be. ted

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (171043)	6/18/2003 5:09:44 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1584438

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