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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!! -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Craig Richards who wrote (24938)9/15/1998 9:03:00 PM
From: Dayuhan  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 108807
 
Craig,

I don't think there's a religion on earth that hasn't been used to justify violence and destruction. This to me says less about the quality of those religions than about the capacity of humans to turn any idea to destructive ends.

The ease with which religion is turned to negative ends is a terrific argument against organized religion. The moment a faith organizes, it becomes a political force with worldly goals, and corruption sets in apace. Religion in any pure sense is a matter between the individual and God. The more private it stays, the better. IMO.

Steve



To: Craig Richards who wrote (24938)9/20/1998 1:35:00 AM
From: Grainne  Respond to of 108807
 
Well, Craig, from the article you cited, it appears that a Buddhist monk murdered the father of the current president of Sri Lanka. That does seem to indicate the situation there is quite polarized.

This is an interesting essay on Buddhism, from the Catholic Encyclopedia. Of course they are biased towards Christianity, but the analysis of Buddhist history and different kinds of Buddhism probably do hold water, anyway.

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