[Buddha-l] Buddhist Intolerance?

[Jim Peavler]

On Oct 16, 2006, at 2:27 PM, curt wrote:

> Jim Peavler wrote:
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>> On Oct 15, 2006, at 3:39 PM, curt wrote:
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>>> ...... But outside of Christendom vigorous debate and  
>>> disagreement do not go hand in hand with mob violence and state- 
>>> sponsored persecution.
>>
>> Um, excuse me. Isn't this utter bullshit?
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> The second point is that this pattern of systemic religious  
> violence does not exist outside of Christendom (with the notable  
> exceptions of Islam & Communism). Violent persecution has been the  
> exception rather than the rule in places like, for example, the  
> continent of Asia (again, except for those portions that have  
> fallen under the sway of Christianity, Islam or Communism.)


I agreed with your first point. I disagreed with your second point,  
and you have already mentioned a couple of exceptions. However, I  
think things got pretty rough in China during periods of religious  
"debate".