Re: [tips] Random Thought: China Diary, Ourselves

2010-10-23 Thread Allen Esterson
://www.esterson.org Re: [tips] Random Thought: China Diary, Ourselves Louis E. Schmier Fri, 22 Oct 2010 06:29:33 -0700 Allen, what rosy picture? And, whatever defensiveness you see in my reply, is in your eyes. Again, there is no 1st amendment in China. Religious

Re: [tips] Random Thought: China Diary, Ourselves

2010-10-22 Thread Louis E. Schmier
I did say permitted religions and I did say no 1st amendment here. That means no practicing of full religious freedom. But, Buddhism is practiced openly and without any restriction or government interference. But, memories die hard. Christianity in the minds of many Chinese is still equated

Re: [tips] Random Thought: China Diary, Ourselves

2010-10-22 Thread Allen Esterson
--- Re: [tips] Random Thought: China Diary, Ourselves Louis E. Schmier Fri, 22 Oct 2010 02:41:43 -0700 I did say permitted religions and I did say no 1st amendment here. That means no practicing of full religious freedom. But, Buddhism is practiced openly and without any restriction

[tips] Random Thought: China Diary, Ourselves

2010-10-21 Thread Louis E. Schmier
Diary, tonight, Wednesday, May 26, I'm diving deep, real deep, spiritually and emotionally deep, so deep most people can't or won't dive there with me. A few mornings ago I cut out a Buddhist saying from the approved English language newspaper, China Daily, of all places. Buddhism is