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   From: tsbrueni@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us   
      
   Siwel Naph wrote:   
      
   > I was wondering... If there were TWO magic wardrobes, one leading to a   
   > land where everyone practised Mere Christianity, the other leading to a   
   > land where everyone practised Mere Buddhism, WHICH wardrobe would be   
   > better/safer to go thru, and WHICH land would Aslan be likelier to be   
   > better pleased by?   
   >   
   > I think (hope) BOTH lands would be free of lying, theft, murder and rape,   
   > but that doesn't cover the waterfront in terms of harms and evils, and   
   > I'd be VERY apprehensive about going thru wardrobe one, because of what I   
   > might find taking place on the other side...   
   >   
   > If I were a minority denomination, a homosexual, a Jew, a black, a   
   > Muslim, a woman, etc, my apprehension would be even higher. "Mere   
   > Christianity" is ELOQUENT about core theological doctrines, but SILENT   
   > about whether it's right or wrong to use severe forms of   
   > punishment/execution, to wage war against other Christians, to grant   
   > women and minorities equal rights, etc, etc.   
   >   
   > But... would anyone be AS apprehensive about going thru wardrobe two,   
   > into the land where everyone practised "Mere Buddhism"? Would anyone be   
   > apprehensive at ALL? (Maybe this is my realtive ignorance of Buddhism   
   > speaking here.)   
   >   
   > One could increase the number of the wardrobes to include "Mere Islam"   
   > (I'd be apprehensive, particularly if etc), "Mere Judaism" (ditto), "Mere   
   > Hinduism" (less apprehensive in SOME ways), "Mere Jainism" (less   
   > apprehensive), "Mere Zoroastrianism" (don't know enough to decide), etc.   
   >   
   > * "The quickest way to feel tall is to kick a dwarf." -- Richard   
   > Levinson.   
      
   What's the difference between "Mere Christianity" and "Real Christianity"?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)