While I will not say Buddist have never been involved in wars, you have to look pretty far back to find one with heavy involvement in fighting.
I think, though I'm not sure, the last time a major Christian denomination was involved in supporting/ promoting a war would be pre-1500.
Zen Buddists in Japan offered full support and backing to the Japanese nationalism during WW2.
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Henning Mankell "We must defend the open society, because if we start locking our doors, if we let fear decide, the person who committed the act of terror will win"
Robert Graves "There is no money in poetry, but then there is no poetry in money, either."
Henning Mankell "We must defend the open society, because if we start locking our doors, if we let fear decide, the person who committed the act of terror will win"
Defections, court fights test Scientology
- 01/11/2009 11:08:00 PM
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I don't think most people think the Mormons or Jehovah's Witnesses are "mainstream".
- 02/11/2009 12:29:51 AM
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I agree. When I read that I thought "bullshit". Especially about the JW's. *NM*
- 02/11/2009 04:40:05 AM
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Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Daoism, Shintoism, Christianity, Islam, Mormonism, Scientologism.
- 02/11/2009 12:40:26 AM
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Yes, literalism and fundamentalism don't typically make a lot of sense. *NM*
- 02/11/2009 01:34:48 AM
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I beg to differ. Scientology is more ridiculous than the other religions mentioned.
- 02/11/2009 01:58:44 AM
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To you, perhaps. To me it's a wonderful fantasy like the rest. No more or less believable.
- 02/11/2009 02:19:17 AM
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What sources do you have for that statement?
- 02/11/2009 06:38:19 AM
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The point was about polytheism versus monotheism
- 02/11/2009 03:29:23 PM
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I take issue with your view of history
- 02/11/2009 04:25:24 PM
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The view of history is not monolithic. You are entitled to your views.
- 02/11/2009 04:36:45 PM
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Excellent post.....all religions are a little nutty, but Christianity was a natural extension to....
- 02/11/2009 02:43:49 AM
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Re: Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Daoism, Shintoism, Christianity, Islam, Mormonism, Scientologism.
- 02/11/2009 04:03:49 AM
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Right. Unlike Christianity, which has harming your neighbor as one of its central precepts.
- 02/11/2009 06:34:16 AM
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Re: Right. Unlike Christianity, which has harming your neighbor as one of its central precepts.
- 02/11/2009 02:42:22 PM
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Your spelling is simply atrocious. Are you a non-native English speaker/writer?
- 02/11/2009 03:23:25 PM
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+1 to your question and add "abysmal grammar and style" *NM*
- 02/11/2009 04:28:08 PM
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Re: Your spelling is simply atrocious. Are you a non-native English speaker/writer?
- 03/11/2009 02:26:07 AM
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I think that you are wrong.
- 02/11/2009 03:48:20 PM
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Define, supporting/promoting a war?
- 02/11/2009 04:12:46 PM
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Agreed, and even some 19th century wars had at least partial religious motivations. *NM*
- 02/11/2009 05:38:22 PM
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Uh? I thought what was testing Scientology was its crazy-ass beliefs.....
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- 02/11/2009 02:38:07 AM
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- 02/11/2009 02:38:07 AM
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