Who Is a Christian?

Originally posted by Lord Urizen
Why ? Should religion not be debated ?

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
Buddhism is not concerned with "true religion", Buddhism is concerned with winning in life.

* Buddhism is a religion... 😕

Originally posted by debbiejo
There, IMO is no true religion. There are only faster and slower paths.

* to where? 😕

Possibly slower or faster paths to unending knowledge.

Originally posted by debbiejo
Possibly slower or faster paths to unending knowledge.

or virgins

or milk and honey

or infinte numbers of Mormons

or unending torture

or a big gray flat place with lots of really emo smoke

or nothing

or oneness with the universal soul

or life in another body

or lots and lots of clouds

Originally posted by peejayd
* Buddhism is a religion... 😕

Buddhism is a philosophy of ethical behavior that lay people refer to as a religion.

* Buddhism is still a religion... 😉

Originally posted by Adam_PoE
Buddhism is a philosophy of ethical behavior that lay people refer to as a religion.

Originally posted by peejayd
* same as you, guys... even if you are wrong, i doubt you have the guts to admit it... 😉

Tell me something you beleive that I know I am wrong about....if you are correct, I will admit it.

Originally posted by peejayd
* Buddhism is still a religion... 😉

Congratulations on a response the childish equivalent of "Is too!"

Originally posted by Adam_PoE
Buddhism is a philosophy of ethical behavior that lay people refer to as a religion.

That is a matter of opinion of the followers of Buddhism. To some Buddhist, it is a religion, depending on which branch of Buddhism one belongs to, and their personal feelings towards it.

Originally posted by Adam_PoE
Buddhism is a philosophy of ethical behavior that lay people refer to as a religion.

Some forms of Buddhism are philosophies, however, the form of Buddhism that I practice is a religion.

Originally posted by peejayd
* Buddhism is a religion... 😕

* to where? 😕

Ok, we have to work more basic here, what is your definition of a religion?

The aspect of Buddhism that encourages universal and absolute compassion for all living things is probably the more philosophical part of it....

While the belief in the non-existance of a soul, the beleif in the non-existance of self and ego, and the beleif in Samsara and Nirvana seem to be the more religious parts of it.

Originally posted by FeceMan
Meh. I'd consider the way it is followed in the US to be a religion whereas, traditionally, it would be a philosophy.

Why are U repeating yourself?? 😑

Originally posted by Shakyamunison
Some forms of Buddhism are philosophies, however, the form of Buddhism that I practice is a religion.

* the form of Buddhism you practice is a religion... and... is not concerned with "true religion" but with "winning in life"... 😕

Originally posted by peejayd
* the form of Buddhism you practice is a religion... and... is not concerned with "true religion" but with "winning in life"... 😕

I don't speak for my religion, but that is true about my Buddhism. Now that we have that clear, lets move on.

I speak my "Truth" yet don't know a name for it......I don't have a name, yet..........There are many truths and these may be to my advantage or not..........Yet they still are...IMHO...

A Christian IMO is Christ like.............that and that alone..........Is this a bad thing?

And who is a Christian? A lie, a blanent lie, cause they want to be in Christ bed/thinking, yet, never, ever can be......they are woriking to be this thing...............and it's not one of works .. but belief of what is.........too bad the church really screwed this up for people......

* that's why i observed that some of those who claims to be Christians are not Christ-like... and they are not in accordance with the teachings of Christ... are they considered Christians? 😉

But you say that I am not christ like.....yes?