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Interfaith Group

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grantcart

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Fri Mar 15, 2013, 02:16 PM Mar 2013

At first I studied the Buddha in order to become a better Christian [View all]

Now I study the bible to be a better Buddhist.

Living in Thailand I was pleasantly surprised in the mornings to listen to the monk giving the morning meditation and more often than not he would be telling his listeners what he thinks that they could learn from Christianity, Islam or the Jewish faith.

There was absolutely zero religious chauvinism, American Christianity's most unattractive trait.

The Thais, and it is universally held, is that all religions are worthwhile and the point of any religion is simple:

To help people become better, more ethical people.

Best wishes for this group.

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