In the news (The Lip TV), part of the skull of Buddha has been found in a temple in Nanjing, China.
My thoughts and comments:
What's the point? Just like the Shroud of Turin, the
argument can go on forever. If it is true, so what? If it is untrue, so
what?
By the way, Buddhism is not Christianity. There is no personal,
supernatural god in Buddhism, which was founded by Gautama Siddhartha
(Buddha) in the 6th century B.C., way before the birth of Jesus. In
Buddhism, everybody can become a Buddha. Interesting news, though.
Showing posts with label Christianity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christianity. Show all posts
Monday, July 4, 2016
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Kim Davis
A friend posted a picture of Kim Davis in Facebook with
these words:
"God's law is above the laws of a nation" -
Senator Mike Huckabee.
Let's have a look at one of God's laws. "Anyone
arrogant enough to reject the verdict of the judge must be put to death" -
Deuteronomy 17:12
My thoughts and comments:
I am an ex-Catholic and ex-Christian. I've left the
organized Christian religion, but I keep some of the good teachings of Christ,
like Love and Forgiveness. I no longer consider the Bible holy. It is the
Bible, but not Holy Bible.
In the Bible, you can find many good things and also lots of
craps. You can quote one verse to reject another verse. I've found it almost
futile to argue with the fundamental conservative Christians, I mean by using
their same Bible which they claim to be the words of God. They would insist on
the authority of certain verse that they use, but reject your verse which
came from their same Bible. Quoting the Bible is just a game of cherry picking,
not necessarily an authority to approve or disapprove anything.
In this story, Kim Davis, the Kentucky
clerk who refused to issue marriage license to gay couples had been put to jail
for contempt of court. She was then released and became a 15 minutes hero of
the conservative Christians.
My opinion is that since Kim Davis cannot perform her job of
issuing marriage license to gay couples, for doing so is against her conscience
and religious belief, then she should resign and find another job. To keep the
job, get paid, while not being ready, willing and able to do the work and serve
the people is rather hypocritical with no integrity.
Sunday, January 5, 2014
I Sincerely Apologize
When I think about 2013, I keep hearing the statement "I sincerely apologize", "I sincerely apologize". I'm sure you know that it came from Rob Ford, the mayor of Toronto. He has become Canada's king of apology." I sincerely apologize" makes me think of a few things:
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Canadians seem to be more gentle and modest than Americans.We often say sorry, sometimes even more than necessary. Forgive me for creating this stereotype: if a Canadian bumps into another Canadian, he or she would say "I'm sorry" and the response from the other Canadian would be "no problem". But if it happens between 2 Americans, it is possible that these would be the exclamations instead: "oops" and "hey, what are you doing ? Don't touch me!"
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I am an ex-Catholic.I wonder if Rob Ford is a Catholic. Did he go to confession and say to the priest "I sincerely apologize"and ask for forgiveness? He said "I sincerely apologize" so many times to the public and media that some people would doubt if he really meant what he said, that he was really sorry. I saw clearly that he did apologize, but I am not sure how sincere he was.
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I am also an ex-Christian.I left the religion of Christianity, but kept some of the good teachings of Christ. I found much hypocrisy among the Christian leaders, both religious and political leaders.While Jesus teaches about love and forgiveness, many such leaders act terribly the opposite way. They have no compassion and understanding. They are religious, but not spiritual. They are not quite peace makers.They are rather warriors, criminals, and murderers of innocent people.They are very judgmental and revengeful. Love your neighbor as thyself - what? Love your enemy - are you kidding? Who said so? Dear Christian leaders, it is your God and Lord Jesus! So you are a Christian, but you don't follow Jesus' teachings?!
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If Rob Ford's apology was sincere, then he should be forgiven. Just tell him to put it in writing and sign his own statement "I sincerely apologize". If you are a Christian, please check your own Christian bible.In Matthew 18: 21-22, Peter asked Jesus about forgiveness.How many times should we forgive? Seven times? No, Jesus said "forgive 70 x 7 times". Hey, that means we must forgive at least 490 times. How many times did Rob Ford get drunk and take Cocaine? How many times did he say "I sincerely apologize"? It is ironical that Jesus is spiritual, but many of his Christian followers are only religious but not spiritual. I also find it ironical, even amusing, that some non-Christians or atheists are more Christian than the Christians. For example, Bruce Lee, once said "Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them".
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Rob Ford said "I sincerely apologize" so many times, but it was not my first time of hearing this apologetic statement.When I went to university in U.S.A., I had a schoolmate Yoshi from Japan.We were talking about Japan's war-time aggression against China, the Nanjing Massacre, and Japan's invasion and occupation of parts of China and Hong Kong.This is what Yoshi said to me "I sincerely apologize". Whao, I wish Yoshi became the prime minister of Japan.Unfortunately, the reality is not good.The current relationship between China and Japan is bad. In addition to the dispute of some islands in the China Sea, Shinzo Abe, the prime minister of Japan has been bluntly told by the Chinese Government that he is not welcome in China, after his visit to the Yasukuni Shrine seen by the Chinese as a shrine of Japanese war criminals.
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For the Canadians to forgive Rob Ford's mistakes is so much easier than for the Chinese to forgive Japan's war crimes against China.How many times did Rob Ford say "I sincerely apologize"? And what is the probability that Shinzo Abe will actually say sorry to the Chinese people? The probability is zero !
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Canadians seem to be more gentle and modest than Americans.We often say sorry, sometimes even more than necessary. Forgive me for creating this stereotype: if a Canadian bumps into another Canadian, he or she would say "I'm sorry" and the response from the other Canadian would be "no problem". But if it happens between 2 Americans, it is possible that these would be the exclamations instead: "oops" and "hey, what are you doing ? Don't touch me!"
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I am an ex-Catholic.I wonder if Rob Ford is a Catholic. Did he go to confession and say to the priest "I sincerely apologize"and ask for forgiveness? He said "I sincerely apologize" so many times to the public and media that some people would doubt if he really meant what he said, that he was really sorry. I saw clearly that he did apologize, but I am not sure how sincere he was.
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I am also an ex-Christian.I left the religion of Christianity, but kept some of the good teachings of Christ. I found much hypocrisy among the Christian leaders, both religious and political leaders.While Jesus teaches about love and forgiveness, many such leaders act terribly the opposite way. They have no compassion and understanding. They are religious, but not spiritual. They are not quite peace makers.They are rather warriors, criminals, and murderers of innocent people.They are very judgmental and revengeful. Love your neighbor as thyself - what? Love your enemy - are you kidding? Who said so? Dear Christian leaders, it is your God and Lord Jesus! So you are a Christian, but you don't follow Jesus' teachings?!
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If Rob Ford's apology was sincere, then he should be forgiven. Just tell him to put it in writing and sign his own statement "I sincerely apologize". If you are a Christian, please check your own Christian bible.In Matthew 18: 21-22, Peter asked Jesus about forgiveness.How many times should we forgive? Seven times? No, Jesus said "forgive 70 x 7 times". Hey, that means we must forgive at least 490 times. How many times did Rob Ford get drunk and take Cocaine? How many times did he say "I sincerely apologize"? It is ironical that Jesus is spiritual, but many of his Christian followers are only religious but not spiritual. I also find it ironical, even amusing, that some non-Christians or atheists are more Christian than the Christians. For example, Bruce Lee, once said "Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them".
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Rob Ford said "I sincerely apologize" so many times, but it was not my first time of hearing this apologetic statement.When I went to university in U.S.A., I had a schoolmate Yoshi from Japan.We were talking about Japan's war-time aggression against China, the Nanjing Massacre, and Japan's invasion and occupation of parts of China and Hong Kong.This is what Yoshi said to me "I sincerely apologize". Whao, I wish Yoshi became the prime minister of Japan.Unfortunately, the reality is not good.The current relationship between China and Japan is bad. In addition to the dispute of some islands in the China Sea, Shinzo Abe, the prime minister of Japan has been bluntly told by the Chinese Government that he is not welcome in China, after his visit to the Yasukuni Shrine seen by the Chinese as a shrine of Japanese war criminals.
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For the Canadians to forgive Rob Ford's mistakes is so much easier than for the Chinese to forgive Japan's war crimes against China.How many times did Rob Ford say "I sincerely apologize"? And what is the probability that Shinzo Abe will actually say sorry to the Chinese people? The probability is zero !
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Burn the Koran
Pastor Terry Jones of Florida is chickened out. He will not burn the Koran, not ever, he says. Prime Minister of Canada Harper says " My Christ is a tolerant God ". USA President Obama is an eloquent man. He says one nation, one people, under one God.
Jones is really stupid. How can a person like this be a Christian pastor ? This is the time to hire Donald Trump to tell Jones " Terry, you are fired ! " Jones needs to have his head checked. His daughter is concerned about his mental health.
Harper is sincere, but tolerance is not good enough. Jesus teaches people about love, not just tolerance. His standard of love is very high. Love includes the love of our neighbors and enemies. We should not only tolerate people of other religions and beliefs. We should love them all.
Obama is the smartest, but he leaves out the atheists. One people, one nation is fine, but under one God is not fine, because that one people and one nation, USA, includes American atheists, who do not believe in God.
Dear friends, this is our world today. Are you laughing or crying ???
Love and Peace to all !
Jones is really stupid. How can a person like this be a Christian pastor ? This is the time to hire Donald Trump to tell Jones " Terry, you are fired ! " Jones needs to have his head checked. His daughter is concerned about his mental health.
Harper is sincere, but tolerance is not good enough. Jesus teaches people about love, not just tolerance. His standard of love is very high. Love includes the love of our neighbors and enemies. We should not only tolerate people of other religions and beliefs. We should love them all.
Obama is the smartest, but he leaves out the atheists. One people, one nation is fine, but under one God is not fine, because that one people and one nation, USA, includes American atheists, who do not believe in God.
Dear friends, this is our world today. Are you laughing or crying ???
Love and Peace to all !
Monday, August 9, 2010
Anne Rice Quits Christianity
In the news,American author Anne Rice has quit Christianity. What a courageous woman! I am an ex-Catholic and ex-Christian myself. Like her, I saw so much hypocrisy in organized Catholic and Christian religions that I have quit. My intelligence and conscience would not allow me to stay on, to continue to live a lie in a religious box with so many untruths and unscientific teachings.
It is nonsense that the Pope is infallible, gay people are evil, men are smarter than women, and only Christians will be saved and go to heaven, and the rest of humanity being atheists and of other religions will all go to hell.
I said it last year, and I am saying it now again.If you are a closet atheist, please have courage and come out of the religious box. Set yourself free! If you are a Christian, you can still keep and practise all those good teachings of Jesus about love and forgiveness, without having to stay in the Christian box. You'll find less hypocrisy, and more freedom and honesty outside the box.
Again, in the end, the decision or choice is yours. I am just expressing my views and giving you some suggestions.
It is nonsense that the Pope is infallible, gay people are evil, men are smarter than women, and only Christians will be saved and go to heaven, and the rest of humanity being atheists and of other religions will all go to hell.
I said it last year, and I am saying it now again.If you are a closet atheist, please have courage and come out of the religious box. Set yourself free! If you are a Christian, you can still keep and practise all those good teachings of Jesus about love and forgiveness, without having to stay in the Christian box. You'll find less hypocrisy, and more freedom and honesty outside the box.
Again, in the end, the decision or choice is yours. I am just expressing my views and giving you some suggestions.
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