Christianity has historically caused much more harm than Islam. I don't think the spatterings of violence today can ever compare to the level of destruction of culture and entire peoples that colonialism, imperialism and Manifest Destiny did. Just the act of going to the New World caused unintentional destruction through the introduction of disease which made all those things much easier to go through with intentionally.
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Do you have a least-favorite Religion?
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psychoslice
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My least religions are Christianity, and the Muslim faith, and a drop of Judaism.
I don't understand all the dislike for Judaism. What have the Jewish people ever done to deserve such a high place? If anything they have for most of history been victims rather than aggressors. And today reformed Judaism is one of the most sensible religions there is. And what "bad" things they did do in their scriptures were not considered heinous as they are today. There isn't much point at applying modern sensibilities to events that happened thousands of years ago and judging them on that. So I'm not sure what could be justified in using against them. So while their book might be pretty violent, that doesn't really mean anything on it's own since that doesn't mean it was totally true and even if it was, that was the way back then in that part of the ancient world.
psychoslice
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They think they are the chosen, and everyone else is nothing but dogs.
But doesn't that apply to just about every other religion with equal measure? In fact, i'd say it applies to viewpoints in general.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
I don't even regard scientology as a religion. It's actually a dressed up cartel with its own despot overlord.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Ha haha! I forgot about that one!
Unveiled Artist
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I have no prejudices on religions with and without dogma, code of ethics, and healthy support, community, and devotion.
I dont care about the knife. A book can be dangerous just as a sharp edge of a toy.
I dont care for the person who uses it or if they use someone elses knife without their permission whether by force or not.
I dont know any religions that "promote" violence just have violence in it. However that person takes it is on the person not the religion.
Unveiled Artist
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Weird.
Nearly every atheist I know is a a fire breathing capitalist business owner.
How does disbelief in gods lead anyone to want an oppressive government which punishes
individuality, & rewards being an unproductive drone with a bad haircut & drab clothing?
Btw, I know exactly 2 atheist communists IRL.
Both are Jews (husband & wife).
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I'm not a fan of most religions that are really just philosophies, plus most westerners have a rosy eyed view of many Dharmic paths. They like to tote Buddhism as this egalitarian, peaceful modern thing, when it doesn't even allow women to hold certain positions. I feel like...if you just want a philosophy with no god, you can just evolve your own worldview/philosophy.Why so?
What is presented to the observer as what those who drink clean water, and possibly consume other things, do doesn't necessarily point to what drinking clean water does.
Where does it say others are "dogs"? Even if this was said about ancient, no longer existing tribes, how is that relevant today as to a Jewish outlook?
Unveiled Artist
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I went to an Nichiren Temple, Veitnamese Temple, and theravada (couldnt figure the sect since the monks didnt speak english). It is far from a philosophy. Its a practice.
Some Americans change buddhism and hinduism but its best to talk to those practice by culture. Then you may see it as a religion definitely not philosophy. Defintely. That, to me, is western interpretation. Im american but from my experience I cant see dharma religions from that view especialy in western context of philosophy.
What do lay buddhists do tho?
Unveiled Artist
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Lay buddhist? They follow The Buddhas teachings. They arent bound by monastic laws which is what The Buddha mostly talks about during his first years of teaching.
A lot of lay buddhist are practitoners at different templez (like hinduism). They commune together. We have a zen monastary up in the mountains close by. Lay practitioners go for a week and practice their vows, meditate, charity work, and other things. We have a theravada monastary that every full and new moon they have retreats so new pract. can take formal vows to be a Buddhist in culture and practice.
But what does Buddhism teach that a human couldn't achieve without Buddhism?