Fundamentalist, evangelical Christianity: mere superstition

There are certain brands of religion which are really just very rich institutions of superstition, fearmongering, and guilt and self-deception. I am, of course, referring to fundamentalist/evangelical Christianity, or the vociferous minority of Christians that drown out the majority of reasonable and placid voices within the nation. The Venerable Sharvasti Dhammika is particularly good at [...]

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German smuggling bastards

RENDER UNTO EGYPT WHAT IS EGYPT’S!
But seriously, if it was taken by trickery, then it doesn’t matter which country it’s from, it must still be returned. I’m always favouring Egypt so I’d probably get Germany to give Egypt IT’S historical artifacts, but on a more reasonable note, ANY artifact taken by a colonial power by [...]

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Doctrinal Inclusiveness

By doctrinal inclusiveness I don’t mean the idea that a doctrine finds equal validity in other doctrines. Inevitably a certain teaching will always see itself as more complete than the other, and this goes for Buddhism as well. No matter how respectful (as you should be) towards adherents of other faiths, *in terms of strict [...]

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