So? This is required for free will, and without the option to "dismiss Christianity" the entire New Testament means nothing.
America was founded with Christian principles and Christianity being the status quo is essential to the essence of America. We're seeing proof of that now...America is fading; fast.
If the founders had their true intention communicated on the paper
there would not be all this trouble going on.
Free will to choose which religion one subscribes to would still exist, but you'd need to go elsewhere to do so. If you want to live in a society with no religious influence at all, you go to a Communist country ... but try not to get trampled by all the people trying to flee it.
Buddha was a sinner who abandoned his family and his responsibilities to pursue enlightenment but eventually came to know God.
Interesting. I did not know this.
I think his story mirrors that of many of Christ's disciples. :)
Perhaps.
I think Christ and Buddha would have liked each other,
At prima facie, I think you may be right.
But this argument would require a longer discussion, whereas their values were quite different. Though he had other teachings, Buddha was primarily about "self".
Our civilization is falling apart because America has, for the most part, moved away from the teachings of God.
Few churches even teach The Word anymore.
So many revisions of The Holy Bible which stripped away its essence in hopes to clarify it, how could one hope to understand God's Word now?
But that does not mean that Buddhism is dismissive of Christianity, and it certainly does not mean that it exists in opposition to it.
When I was a teen, the Lesbians and Gays just wanted the right to get married.
(squnits one eye at ya) There is no grey area about a dangerous force.
It is either totally aligned with your direction or it can and may push you off course
even if at first it doesn't seem to be pushing in direct opposition.
Buddhist pede here, I have friends from Christian and Buddhist faith, we get along with each other extremely well. In fact, Christianity and Buddhism have a lot more in common than you think :)
America was founded with Christian principles and Christianity being the status quo is essential to the essence of America. We're seeing proof of that now...America is fading; fast.
If the founders had their true intention communicated on the paper
there would not be all this trouble going on.
Free will to choose which religion one subscribes to would still exist, but you'd need to go elsewhere to do so. If you want to live in a society with no religious influence at all, you go to a Communist country ... but try not to get trampled by all the people trying to flee it.
I have enjoyed your comment. Thank-you.
Interesting. I did not know this.
Perhaps.
At prima facie, I think you may be right.
But this argument would require a longer discussion, whereas their values were quite different. Though he had other teachings, Buddha was primarily about "self".
Few churches even teach The Word anymore.
So many revisions of The Holy Bible which stripped away its essence in hopes to clarify it, how could one hope to understand God's Word now?
When I was a teen, the Lesbians and Gays just wanted the right to get married.
(squnits one eye at ya) There is no grey area about a dangerous force.
It is either totally aligned with your direction or it can and may push you off course
even if at first it doesn't seem to be pushing in direct opposition.
Buddhist pede here, I have friends from Christian and Buddhist faith, we get along with each other extremely well. In fact, Christianity and Buddhism have a lot more in common than you think :)