| Why does it matter the name that we give the | | | | also practices yoga. So what else you might ask? |
| Creator of ther universe? The difficult but | | | | How about his Zen meditations? Zen is much easier |
| unvarnished answer is because every religion thinks | | | | to swallow when one really understands that Zen |
| that ALL other religions are heretical and false. And | | | | does not recognize or worship any God. Zen is a |
| since each religion has it's own name for this Creator, | | | | school of Mah?y?na Buddhism notable for its |
| to even verbalize the name of another religion's God | | | | emphasis on mindful acceptance of the present |
| is tantamount to anathema. In other words, you will | | | | moment, spontaneous action, and letting go of |
| be run out of your church, denomination, or religion | | | | self-conscious, judgmental thinking. Now that's |
| on a fast rail. | | | | something worth practicing. |
| Why are so sensitive, biased, prejudiced, judgmental, | | | | C.S. Lewis, one of the most well-known Christians |
| and intolerant? That's a lot of adjectives! | | | | realized that much of Christian thought came out of |
| One of the most well know religious historians is | | | | the Axial Age and previous philosophical concepts |
| Huston Smith. Huston Cummings Smith was born in | | | | wherein he wrote, "I can't say for certain which bits |
| 1919 and is among the preeminent religious scholars in | | | | came into Christianity from other religions. An |
| the United States. His work, The Religions of Man | | | | enormous amount did." The stench of exclusivism is a |
| (later revised and retitled The World's Religions, is a | | | | foul ordor indeed. |
| classic with over two million copies sold, and remains | | | | So, maybe Christians should ligthen up a bit and love |
| a common introduction to comparative religion. Not | | | | everyone since God did create everyone and Genesis |
| too shabby, eh? | | | | 9 indicates that God, Allah, or Creator of the universe |
| Well, Huston is recognized as a life-long Christian! | | | | is not too happy with how we have been treating |
| What's not so well known though is that he prays to | | | | one another (can you say Crusades and Inquisitions?). |
| Allah five times a day. Say what? How can that be? | | | | Regardless of the name or the rituals, there's just |
| Is he skitzo, confused, or just a compromiser? How | | | | ONE GOD! |
| about none of those? Let's add to the mix that he | | | | |