Posted by Mark H. on March 4, 2005, at 20:47:20
In reply to Display of 10 Commandments and the Supreme Court, posted by snoozin on March 2, 2005, at 13:56:59
I'm all for littering public places with religious motifs, the more the merrier. Most religious art is beautiful (although stone tablets inscribed with the ten commandments are a stretch). As a Buddhist, I accept that Moses and Jesus Christ were great bodhisattvas, perhaps even Buddhas. My conversion to Buddhism doesn't mean that I stopped loving Jesus or that he stopped loving me. I simply turned away from Christian religion and its fundamental principle of exclusion. Buddhists are historically syncretic; we incorporate the local gods as protector deities. Everyone is included. No exceptions.
I think the anti-Christian movement in the United States is embarrassing and misplaced. Too many of us have allowed our disappointment in the church to turn into disdain, which is at best inappropriate and at worst dangerously destructive.
I *want* to know about the faith of my leaders, regardless of what religion they belong to. I would much rather have it out in the open and part of the public debate than have it be part of the hidden agenda of our nation.
But these are all just my opinions -- my feelings won't be hurt if yours are different.
Best wishes,
Mark H.
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