[Buddha-l] Will this be on the final exam?

[Curt Steinmetz]

Richard Hayes wrote:
>
> In my own case, the two sacred spaces in which I invariably feel
> most completely comfortable and at home are Catholic churches, Sunni
> mosques and Sephardi Jewish synagogues.

Midnight Mass is a favorite of mine.

>  I love going to those places
> despite disagreeing wholeheartedly with the allegedly official beliefs
> of the people who worship there.
>
>   
>> Christianity: 11 subcategories
>> Unitarian, Liberal Quaker, Mainline to Liberal Protestant, Christian 
>> Science, Jehovah's Witness, Mormonism, Orthodox Quaker, Eastern 
>> Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Mainline to Conservative Protestant, Seventh 
>> Day Adventist
>>     
>
> Make that nine subcategories, since Unitarians are not considered
> Christians by themselves or by most Christians, and liberal Quakers are
> jokingly called ABC Quakers (Anything But Christian).
>   

Nevertheless, UU's and Quakers are both Christians. In fact Unitarians 
AND Universalists were both separately Christians sects until they 
joined together to form one sect.

Once a Christian always a Christian - until and unless you go through 
the sacred rite of Therapeutic Blasphemy. Didn't you learn *anything* 
from the FWBO, Richard?

> The deficiencies of the test are abundantly obvious and have been
> discussed at some length before. To the credit of the BeliefNet folks,
> it is classified as Entertainment. 
>   

The primary function of Beliefnet appears to be advertising. It's like 
Oprah, only much worse.

> If anyone would like to know how to get 100% as both a Theravadin and a
> Unitarian, the secret is to answer "Have no opinion" and check the "Of
> little importance" boxes on everything having to do with God, the
> afterlife, creeds, rituals, saviors, angels, demons and exorcists; say
> that you very strongly favor same-sex marriage and a woman's right to
> abortion; 

Actually, homosexuality and divorce are, according to Beliefnet, are 
considered no-no's by Theravadin Buddhists - and "abortion is considered 
murder":
http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/2001/06/What-Theravada-Buddhists-Believe.aspx

Merry Christmas!!

Curt