[Buddha-l] Energy

[Curt Steinmetz]

Kate Marshall wrote:
> From memory, Christianity does not posit creation out of nothing. 
> Christianity, along with Shaktism and others, posit that creation came from 
> sound (the Word). Admittedly sound is "nothing" (no thing) in that it is not 
> a physical thing in the normal sense. But it definitely has existence.
>
>   
Creation ex Nihilo:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_nihilo

This is a fundamental doctrine of the Catholic Church, the various 
Orthodox Churches and most Protestant sects: it was embraced by Luther 
and Calvin, and I think it is also accepted by the Church of England.

 From the early years of the Church this was considered one of the key 
distinctions between Christians and Pagans. But in a break with 
tradition, over the last two hundred years or so, people who doubted 
this doctrine have been allowed to live.

Curt