You know, Buddhists don't believe in God per se, at least not some all-knowing wise man in the sky. As I understand it, they say there is no God, because we are all God, all part of the divine, all co-creators. The American Indians called it The Great Spirit. I think both of those are closer to truth than some anthropomorphic God who likes only a few people who believe in one particular prophet or another.
thats super legit in my eyes. make your own god, your own connection, as it best fits you. use everything there is to know (from every religion), everything that interests you, and take nothing you dont feel suits you as gospel. and use it to make your world, and in effect, the entire world, a better place.
I would say the converted Hindus would say yes. I know a few that tell me the movement in India is very successful. How many Hindus you know converted from Christianity?
My thoughts exactly... I'm sure there will be many that don't flow to Christianity, but I have confidence in my faith and only ask for a chance to prove it to anyone.
I can say with confidence, there are no male Hindus who converted from Christianity. Because males cannot convert to Hinduism. Only females can marry into Hinduism, or males must be born into Hinduism.
Which is odd. When the great conversion took place thousand of years ago, men would need to be converted.
Reminds me of an old bit of Jewish humor 4 elderly Jewish men are sitting down together for a beverage. The first man says "Oy Gevalt". A few minutes pass and the second man shakes his head and says "Nu!". Ten more minutes pass at which time the third man says "Oy Vey!". The fourth elderly man immediately stands up and says "If you don't stop talking politics, I'm leaving!"
A Catholic, a Protestant and a Jew are discussing tithing. They draw a circle in chalk on the pavement below them. The Catholic says: "We should take the money and throw it in the air, and whatever lands inside the circle, we give to God." The Protestant says: "No, we should throw it in the air and whatever lands outside the circle we give to God." The Jew says: “No, we throw it in the air; whatever God wants, He keeps!”
