Religion

[Paul Mackin]

Darn but I think you're right,  Otto.  And darn again, I went and put myself
on record against intolerance.

Just kidding--spiritual minded folk always welcome in my playpen. :-)

                                                            P.


Otto Sell wrote:

> > 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