[Buddha-l] Buddhists taking a stand against Islamaphobia

[Gregory Bungo]

Hi,

If one is to be ashamed, it would make sense to be ashamed
of the doctrine of Jihad.  

Regards,

Greg Bungo

> Richard Hayes <rhayes at unm.edu> wrote
> On Aug 2, 2012, at 5:51 AM, curt steinmetz <curt at cola.iges.org> wrote:
>
>> the Buddha did in fact 
>> encourage taking sides when it came to anyone who attacks the Dharma, 
>> which Islam has consistently done (and, indeed, as all good Muslims are 
>> required to do by their religion)
>
>What utter nonsense! For years I have had Muslim students in my courses on Buddhism, and never have I encountered one who attacked the Dharma. There is no greater assault on the Dharma than the irresponsible slandering of entire religious traditions by bigots. Be ashamed, Curt! 
>
>Richard Hayes
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