Lets hear your view (Jesus Christ, Earth, Messiah, Torah, salvation)

[capthowdy]

Originally Posted by Lord_Vader

I think islam and christians were as bad as each other. Both of them are nothing but fruads, plagarisms of the jewish texts. In todays society we would refer to such individuals and their religious ideals as nothing more then a cult, but even over times cults become more and more accepted as they grow or are adopted by culture.

You don't need to read a holy book to know about god or to know what is good and what is evil. Evil is just human stupidity at many different levels. The day we are born, we already inherit the knowledge of there being a god and what is good (unconditional love) and what is wrong (including very bad/even evil).

We are educated people living in an educated world, lets practice lodgic and commonsense here, move away from the stories and fairytales of ancient past, for all we know, the bible could have been written by a mad man who was delusional or even skitzo (who kept hearing &/or seeing things). You choose to love or you choose to hate. You choose to be selfless or you choose to be selfish. Your choices will determin your destiny, your environment will determin your character.

as a buddhist, how does one defeat evil?

[iaminterface]

This article reminds me a lot of Old hitler propoganda.

[BUDDY]

Originally Posted by iaminterface

This article reminds me a lot of Old hitler propoganda.

Now thats ridiculous and funny!! Are you really serious? Have you read the Koran? In one place it says to be at peace with everyone and then turns right around and says to make war upon those that do not believe. It is a book that commands its followers to kill those that do not believe. It is a book of war. I know I am not going to be very popular for saying this, but I tend to agree with some of what was in that article. I know everyone is trying to be kind, accomodating and tolerant, and that is nice of all of you. But, when the vast majority of those commiting suicide bombings, car bombing and assassinations are fundamentalists who say that they are doing so in the name of their religion, it tells me there must be something wrong with that religion. Of course I don't think all muslims are terrorists, but a vast amount of terrorists are muslim. It seems kind of a simple logical conclusion. Sorry if it offends, its just the way I see things right now. I know I am going to get ripped, so let it begin.

[Jaiket]

Originally Posted by EEWRED

Have you read the Koran?

I've read a little. I tired quickly.

Originally Posted by EEWRED

In one place it says to be at peace with everyone and then turns right around and says to make war upon those that do not believe.

Yes it says a lot of strange things. At risk of sounding apologetic I must stress that the Koran is following in a rich line of contradictory gibberish.

Originally Posted by EEWRED

But, when the vast majority of those commiting suicide bombings, car bombing and assassinations are fundamentalists who say that they are doing so in the name of their religion, it tells me there must be something wrong with that religion.

It suggests to me problems in the societies and cultures producing these people. Perhaps that's for another thread.

Originally Posted by EEWRED

Of course I don't think all muslims are terrorists, but a vast amount of terrorists are muslim. It seems kind of a simple logical conclusion. Sorry if it offends.

Not at all, that's the funniest thing I've read since the linked article at the start of this thread.

Perhaps if you lived in Northern Ireland during the troubles you'd find "a vast amount of terrorists" are Christian. Maybe that's for another thread also.