Honey, those fruits you're peddling are rotten tomatoes and sour lemons, and they're giving you acid reflux. Narrow-minded bigots aren't worth...
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I suppose you're aware there are also passages in the Bible, even the New Testament, which, if read out of context, suggest that Christianity is a...
Normal human experience is dukka.The notion that there is no self is a belief, regardless of how Buddhists think of it. What are they then?...
Fine. I hope you recognize, though, from the sources I quoted that my usage isn't idiosyncratic. Like most religions, Buddhism comes in several...
Do you mean a "creator god" or just "gods"? If the former, I don't think that's accurate. Jains, for example, don't believe in a creator. They...
The popularly accepted definition by lay people, maybe. Scholars in the field of comparative religion take a broader view and tend think of...
Why do you say it isn't a religion? It has the four C's: creed, code, cultus and community. All it lacks is god(s), but religious studies...
Isn't that always the case with religions? If it weren't for followers perverting them, they'd all be great!
You're not going to research it, but you'll say it anyhow even though it slanders another religion. I never heard of it, but even if it were true,...
I think it's ironic that the same folks who get outraged over what people call the season are the same ones who think the Lefties are a bunch of...
That's the spirit!
The reference to Wickerman Syndrome was cryptic. Since it followed my post EXACTLY, referring to a picture of Patrick McGoohan as Edward...
A major challenge facing Christianity today is that the "spokespersons" getting the most media attention are following a path that is quite...
EXACTLY!
No Christian did then, either, since there were none--unless you're counting Jesus and His followers who didn't use the label. According to the...
Thanks for providing us with sources for your views. There is a veritable cottage industry of Islamaphobic literature that may appropriately be...
You mean if we played nice with him, he might have switched parties again and run on our ticket? I think we need to keep playing it the hard way!
As a Native American, I can certainly appreciate the need for higher standards re whom we let in--but I'm afraid we'd be closing the door too...
I'm stating an historical fact that anybody who didn't flunk History of Civilization 101 would no. Yes, indeedy , dictatorships and monarchies had...
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