Religion

[Otto Sell]

> In the USA Eastern Religions are commonly
> perceived as fradulent, fanatical, cultish;
> they are not considered as equally legitimate
> to the Christian traditions. What is considered
> acceptable, plausable even, for instance, the
> Virgin birth of Jesus, is not acceptable, not
> considered plausable, for instance, the multiheaded
> God. So what is perceived as a matter of faith in
> the Christian tradition is perceived as fantasy
> when a principle of faith in an Eastern Religion.
>

Once upon a time there was a generation in the USA that considered Zen and
Buddhism as something very beautiful, some who regarded the wisdom of Islam
as very valuable for their life and the claim for tolerance of Sufism as
something that could help our modern world without forcing anybody to deny
his culture or religion.
It's not so long ago, at least some of them should be still alive.
I know, though not for sure, that even some of them are here.

Otto