Dharma, give me strength
My friend that I mentioned that in order to see her, I need to go to church with her this Sunday. The reason is because her parents are (reportedly) assholes that believe that people who are not Christians are worshippers of Satan. I don’t understand why they would even think this is possible, considering that belief in Satan would require a belief in God. But, I’ve painted myself into a corner and I have to go to church to see her. It’s truly unfair, considering that I do not want to believe in such a repulsive religion. Especially, where they love to delude themselves that prayer would help. I can’t believe that I have support such an awful and repulsive religion. And a lot of it goes against the basic tenets of Buddhism.
Tags: assholes, belief_in_god, Buddhism, religion, satan
May 2nd, 2007 at 6:41 am
I say don’t do it. If she requires you to be someone you are not, is she really your friend? Even if it is her parents that are “behind the decision” she shouldn’t require this.
May 3rd, 2007 at 8:54 pm
Perhaps you’ve chosen Buddhism in haste or as a way to distance yourself from Christianity, neither is a good way to go about it.
Buddhism is NOT about bad mouthing others, in fact one of the guidelines is Right Speech, meaning you shouldn’t say something unless it is necessary and even then it should never be in anger or distasteful in nature.
I’d like to see you take a step back and really study all religions before settling down on one.