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Buddhism
Topic Started: Dec 8 2010, 08:08 AM (5,160 Views)
Kincaid
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sue
Dec 8 2010, 11:55 AM
Frank_W
Dec 8 2010, 11:47 AM
And on the other hand, someone who has led a good life and heeded their conscience and done their best, gets sent to a place of eternal Hell, torture, and torment, with no hope of reprieve forever and ever. Basically, they get thrown in the Cosmic Sh!tcan.

I have a real problem with the whole theology. I think it's absolutely wrong.
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That's exactly why I have no respect for that nonsense.
Don't worry, it's not about magic words. I'd suspect that "someone who has led a good life and heeded their conscience and done their best" may well discover that this way was "through" Jesus Christ, even though they never considered it.

After all, Abraham didn't believe in Christ as his savior, but his faith was "accounted to him as righteousness".
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Kincaid
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BTW, and I know it's really a serious subject, but "cosmic sh!tcan" is funny.
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Frank_W
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:lol2: Thanks, Kincaid. That's honestly what the concept of eternal Hell seems to me.
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Mark
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Christ and Buddha are probably BFsF. :leaving:
Edited by Mark, Dec 8 2010, 12:41 PM.
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Frank_W
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Sure... They hang out at each other's houses, go hang-gliding together, and discuss the pros and cons of really crappy ways of getting killed.
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Mark
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Yeah but who needs a hang glider? :lol:
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:lol2:

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Very late to the conversation, but:

Yes, there are teachings in Buddhism that are contrary to Christianity, and which Christians should rightly reject. However, there are also many very important similarities. I know of some people who, while they may not consider themselves Christians who are also Buddhists, have found great truth in much Buddhist thought, and who have had their faith in Christ increased as a result of their exposure to Buddhism. While I'm not a particularly in-depth student of Buddhism at all, the parts that I've been exposed to have been more potentially compatible with Christianity than incompatible with it. So, if you're a Christian and want to study Buddhism, fine. Use it as a tool to both expand and deepen your faith, while also using it to sharpen your core beliefs that differ from Buddhist principles. God is the ultimate definition of Truth, and we Christians believe that Jesus of Nazareth is Truth personified, but we do not believe that we have fully understood that truth, and we do not believe that that God's truth is found only in Jesus and nowhere else. Even if incomplete or impartial, truth is found in many places, and can be of value to us regardless of where it is found.

As for meditation, that is hardly something unique to Buddhism. It has also been considered one of the spiritual disciplines of Christians almost as long as there have been Christians. The practice of Lectio Divina and Centering Prayer are two very time-honored, respected, and rewarding practices within the faith. I learned and have participated in both practices in my seminary classes, and there have been groups dedicated to engaging in these disciplines in both of the seminaries I've attended. Unfortunately, I don't practice them every day, or even every other day - but in all honesty, I should, and wish that I did. When I meditate using the principles of those two disciplines, I have not only found great peace and spiritual re-centering, I have also had several very enlightening spiritual experiences that I had not experienced before using those meditation techniques.

You can google both Lectio Divina and Centering Prayer if you aren't familiar with them, but here are two sample links:

Lectio Divina

Centering Prayer

Anyway, my two cents' worth.
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and we do not believe that that God's truth is found only in Jesus and nowhere else. Even if incomplete or impartial, truth is found in many places, and can be of value to us regardless of where it is found.



"I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me."

Those are Jesus' words, Dewey. Do you believe them?



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Renauda
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Why?
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kenny
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Could y'all christians please behave?
After all, this thread IS about the competition.
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John D'Oh
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I'm still waiting for our first big Agnostic flame-war, where all the different kinds of doubters get into a big fight over which parts of the various faiths they're not that sure about, really.
What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket?
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Renauda
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kenny
Dec 8 2010, 01:10 PM
Could y'all christians please behave?
After all, this thread IS about the competition.
I agree. Nothing more annoying than a hatch of heterodox heretics talking in tongues.
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Om.
What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket?
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Mark
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That's "Ohm" D'oh.
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Dec 8 2010, 11:35 AM

And as for saving yourself, it's true that no one can be saved without going through Jesus,
FYI - Jesus is currently on annual leave. Carlos is filling in temporarily, so you have to go through him right now. Please be patient, he's new. We're experiencing extensive wait times.
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:lol2:
Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin."
Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!"
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Renauda
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God
Dec 8 2010, 01:26 PM
FYI - Jesus is currently on annual leave.
Christmas vacation, eh? A favourite resort or just somewhere out of the way?
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Mark
Dec 8 2010, 01:24 PM
That's "Ohm" D'oh.
You've electrified it?
What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket?
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sue
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God
Dec 8 2010, 01:26 PM
Aqua Letifer
Dec 8 2010, 11:35 AM

And as for saving yourself, it's true that no one can be saved without going through Jesus,
FYI - Jesus is currently on annual leave. Carlos is filling in temporarily, so you have to go through him right now. Please be patient, he's new. We're experiencing extensive wait times.
hey hey hey. what's this Carlos dude look like? hot, young, knows how to impress the ladies?
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Renauda
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Sue, Carlos is Charles......as in Charles Windsor, future head (and large ears) of the Anglican persuasion.
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sue
Dec 8 2010, 01:37 PM
God
Dec 8 2010, 01:26 PM
Aqua Letifer
Dec 8 2010, 11:35 AM

And as for saving yourself, it's true that no one can be saved without going through Jesus,
FYI - Jesus is currently on annual leave. Carlos is filling in temporarily, so you have to go through him right now. Please be patient, he's new. We're experiencing extensive wait times.
hey hey hey. what's this Carlos dude look like? hot, young, knows how to impress the ladies?
I wouldn't get too excited. His given name was Mohammed - he changed it to Carlos as he was struggling to get through Earth/Heaven security.
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sue
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Renauda
Dec 8 2010, 01:41 PM
Sue, Carlos is Charles......as in Charles Windsor, future head (and large ears) of the Anglican persuasion.
oh dear. well screw that then, guess I'll remain unsaved.
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sue
Dec 8 2010, 01:37 PM
knows how to impress the ladies?
He's got the same bag of tricks Christ has. Knows how to give the fish multiples, manyfold, and all that. If thats what you're getting at.
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Larry
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Renauda
Dec 8 2010, 01:07 PM
Why?
Oh, I just had this silly idea that I'd see if he still believed the words of his God, or if he would defend the cult of "Christian Mysticism" that he chose to tell us about.
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