by Lioba » August 18th, 2008, 9:13 pm
A- minor
I think we cannot understand a religion on the negative way- what is wrong about it, but by simply understanding what view of the world is implicated, what are the motives , the goals, which ideas stand behind the myths and rites.Then you might see the differences to your own belief and you can talk to the folks without to much misunderstanding and you can tell them what answer the Christian belief gives to their question.We often hear- Jesus is the answer, but what is the question?
And if you are a Christian it´s problematical in my eyes to call Judaisme a " False Religion". If Judaisme were false, then the christian belief is nonsense too.
Buddhisme in Tibet is influenced by the schamanic tradition, whereas the strict Zen-School has a lack of many points that normally belong to a religion.
In shintoisme you have lots of gods, but many of them are very minor, their more like the nature-spirits in our legends and folk-tales, special people thast are treated very politely, but they do not fit into our concept of a God, but others are like the mighty Gods of the old western heathen religions.
And so on- their is not one way to cope with all religions and their are a lot of possibilties for misunderstanding.
Iustitia est ad alterum.