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I don't think I have attacked Christianity, so I don't see why it needs defending. Though maybe my avatar feels like an attack? If Christ's wish was to suffer so that others don't have to suffer then as a Buddhist I have the highest regard for that, it suggests a being of high realisation! I...

It's really nice to hear you answers, thank you all for taking the time . It's really interesting to me to hear about your transformative experiences and testimonies. Some of you have asked some questions about Buddhism, or made some statements about it that have some mistakes in. I'm really...

Seem to be lots of Mary's in the Bible, it's still a very popular name all over the middle east in one form or another. Does the name Mary have a particular meaning? How would it have been pronounced in Jesus' time/place?

Hi, Buddhists don't really pray to Buddha, what I do is part of a particular practice that I do, a foundational practice, that involves prostration. It's called ngondro if you wanted to search it. Of course somebody Buddhist or Christian can meditate and pray in any posture. Though meditation...

Interesting answers so far. I suppose if you do mantra in a very dry mechanical way then that is what it would be. I'm not really here to talk about Buddhism and it upsets some that I'm on here at all. But I will briefly answer your questions. Buddha isn't a god, but is a teacher and had...

Hi all, I'm a Buddhist in the Tibetan tradition, so I'm quite used to using mantra. There seems to be a similar tradition in Christianity with the Jesus Prayer: Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, Have mercy on me, A sinner. It seems like a good way to keep the mind on spiritual matters and to keep...

As I'm listening to the discussion I get the sense that a living experience of knowing Jesus, having a real relationship with him, is what confirms the scriptures and makes sense of them.

People should read before replying, I don't think they're is a contradiction, this isn't a works v faith debate. It's an appeal for love, an encouragement. It's not about contradicting being saved by faith, but that love and loyalty are also important. The faith v works arguments seem to...

Well, that's true.

Ah the golden years of Capitalism and Christianity in the USA. The golden years of genocide and slavery!

That's an unconvincing article. Of course Saul new all about Christianity and what they believed as he had been arguing against them for years, and trying to drum up opposition to then and what they believed. Anybody can pretend to be blind, or have a hysterical blindness. I'm still not able to...

This question seems to link being progressive, a political term, to a sense of a 'lax' Christianity. A similar question might be, has Christianity be co-opted by republicans? Personally, the ethos of helping the poor and keeping all possessions in common has a left leaning feel to it.

Starting to get it, but it does lean heavily on Paul. How do we know Paul wasn't deluded?

Not binding perhaps, but still desired by God, Jesus said to obey the law. Or is there a list of laws that God doesn't want you to follow anymore? Did Anyone say, stop following all these rules?

I heard a story about a Sufi saint, her name was Rabia of Basra. She would walk down the street carrying a container of water in one hand and container of fire in the other. People wondered why? She said that the water was to put out the flames of hell, and the fire was to burn down heaven! The...

I'm not a Christian and so I can perhaps be excused from misunderstanding Paul 😕 But that doesn't excuse you lot, if Paul is also doing follow the law then you should. Even if you slip sometimes... don't slip on purpose and say... Oh but faith, faith! That's just lazy. The OP is about the...

My point isn't really about ultimate salvation, surely the religion is also about doing gods will, rather than ones own, "Thy will be done." So even though a Christian is saved by faith, they are still expected to obey God/Christ, and still to follow the law to the best of their ability! Because...

Romans and Hebrews are written by Paul, he does contradict Jesus. Jesus says follow all the laws, James (Jesus' brother right?) said faith is shown by works. Then this person on a mission to destroy Christianity says he had a revelation and suddenly he did things opposite to Jesus and opposite...

Paul seems to contradict Jesus.

So should the Sabbath still be honoured by Christians? What I seemed to be hearing from some replies was the only Jesus is perfect so we don't have to be, or even try to be. But Christians should at least try shouldn't they? I know there is a thing in Paul's writings about food, and maybe there...