Hi Billy, On Sep 18, 2013, at 2:47 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Buddhism scholars and bloggers were quick to note that Alexis’ spiritual > profile — he was involved with a temple in Fort Worth, although his > attendance there dropped off after about a year — didn’t fit with the image > of someone unloading a gun and killing 12 innocents in a crowded military > office building. > > Some saw the tragedy as an opportunity to publicly air some difficult topics > that Buddhists most often discuss only among themselves. Is the peaceful > Buddhist an illusion? Do Buddhists and Buddhist temples deal directly enough > with the topic of mental illness? And, in fact, might Buddhism hold a special > attraction for people who are mentally ill? > > “As Buddhism has spread in the West, it has put forth and maintained an image > of being a peaceful religion,” Buddhist ethicist Justin Whitaker, author of > theAmerican Buddhist Perspective blog, wrote Tuesday. “This is a myth.” >
Wow, good for them for being willing to publicly explore the dark side of their religion. Muslims (and frankly, many Christians) would do well to emulate them… - Ernie P. -- -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
