JOe, Yes, there's a lot of truth in that. I'd expand it a little to say we are all the victims...Bill!
--- In [email protected], "Joe" <desert_woodworker@...> wrote: > > Bill!, > > Funny what you say. I can't comment, too sleepy. > > But it easily recalls a statement made by a religion prof. in one of our > classes at Columbia, by Prof. Theodore Gaster, the 13th son (!) of the Chief > Rabbi of London. The class was across the street at Barnard, in about 1975, > I think. > > We were reviewing some points about Christianity, and its founding. Gaster, > who was a Jew, said: > > "Paul was the Founder of Christianity; Jesus ...was its victim!" > > --Joe > > PS I also recall him saying: "Christianity is a fine religion; but why do you > have to bring Jesus into it? Can't you let bygones be bygones?" > > Damn, he could be entertaining, and challenging, but it was class of real > rigor: a course in "Language in Religion". > > > "Bill!" <BillSmart@> wrote: > > > > The religion of Christianity (and Islam) had EVERYTHING to do with the > > Crusades. The teachings of Jesus had nothing to do with the Crusades. > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
