--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "oneradiantbeing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Maybe Mr. Edelen should not take the Torah/Old Testament so literally as well. Moses with blood on his hands. I'm not so sure he will see the Gita any differently.
The Torah has a very deep spiritual tradition David, you already know this. Perhaps the biblical moral imperative that God demands of humans in the Bible doesn't compare to the Tao or medicine wheel. I'm sure he is a sweet man, just doesn't care for certain groups of people who live mainly in the US. Suffering from Republicanism I suppose. There is a book out by a well known talk show host titled: Liberalism is a Mental Disorder. Go figure. Cheers, Steve SG: Am I missing something here? Normally when I post an article that > has a strong bias like this one and after reading your previous > posts, I would assume that you are in line with Mr. Edelen thinking, > hence the laugh. > > DS: Bill lives and writes in Palm Springs. He is a friend of mine. I > confess you are correct here in my appreciation of his views on this > subject. But I still don't want to take credit for his great > writings, so please say "Edelen" so people are not led to believe I > wrote his columns. (-: > > SG: I wonder what he would say about Krishna telling Arjuna he should > fight and kill his relatives? See how silly that sounds? He is saying > the same thing in his silly article. > > DS: Bill is a scholar who writes about many religious traditions. He > has a particular fondness for Taoism and Native American spirituality > (to name just two). I can almost guarantee he's read "Gita." My guess > is that he'd want to explore the metaphorical aspects of that work as > opposed to a literal reading. > > SG: Oh right, he will never comment on that sort of thing. > > DS: I am not sure about that, but I will not answer here on his > behalf. > > SG: Also since it seems that Edelen doesn't like this mixing of > religion and politics, he probably abhors what religious Buddhist > monks are doing in Burma, mixing religion and politics. Oh right, he > will never comment on that. > > DS: My GUESS is that he is against the merger of church and state as > a rule, but that is just my feeling. I don't really know how he feels > about that particular issue. > > SG: Btw, I am in favor of the Buddhist monks and if a religious > republican wants to throw in his/her beliefs and values in the > political debate, free speech cuts both ways. Tolerance cuts both > ways. > > Yes, of course free speech runs both ways. The Republicans of today > are NOT defenders of free speech! Furthermore there are honest and > dishonest ways to argue political points. See Fox News for details. > > DS > > Peace, > > Steve > > p.s. Someone say something about a Corvette??!! >
