I think it is the result of ideas becoming graphical entertainment for instant consumption. It is just the next step from all the crosses we saw as fashion accessories a few years ago. With religion as such a hot topic that can't be discussed in terms of the values of its ideas in educational systems, we end up with tons of people who claim to believe in God who couldn't define what they believe in in any theological detail. But it is not up for discussion because it is a "special" thought.
As opposed as I am to most religious concepts, I believe that more religious education, not less is the answer. If our education system gave people more chance to think about these concepts in detail, we might have more people challenging the premises of all the assumptive beliefs that get flung around emotionally. Plus we could get at some of the really interesting stuff in scripture, insights into human nature, once it is taken outside the temple of being "God's word". For the chick you saw, I am going to postulate that the depth of her understanding of the symbol on her jacket was inversely proportional to her level of hotness. That is a basic tenant from the bible of hotness that is my religion. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "lurkernomore20002000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <jflanegi@> > wrote: > >I just wanted to tip you all off that I found two very cool Buddha > > oriented things at Target last weekend. > > snip > > Anyway, sometimes the coolest things turn up in > > the oddest places... > > Yea, a couple months ago this black chick had the coolest jacket with > a buddha figure on it in this city mall where I have a side business. > I asked her where she got it, and she said at Kohls, or someplace like > that. I don't know what meaning it had for her, but I thought it was > awesome. > > lurk > > >
