Tolerance

[LIBRA]

Did I ever tell you guys about that? What happened etc..? If not tell me cause its a funny story!!!

Meg, I agree totally!!

[Gary Blanchard]

One day a Baptist minister knocked on my door doing a "survey." I had just finished a class in school where we had to cold-call people to do a survey so I went along with it. He started by asking my religion, and I told him I was a Taoist. So he told me all about Jesus (nothing I didn't know, as I spent years in a fundamentalist church) and I told him all about the Tao. It was a nice time and we both came away from the experience feeling that we had done something. Not bad, when you think about it.

[Gaston]

I once had a very good experience with the Jehovah's Witnesses (well, except for the fact that they knocked on my door uninvited). They handed me a Watchtower and asked if they could come in an talk with us, and I told them "that's certainly a nice booklet" and gave it back to them. I then said "you see, we're Buddhists, and I'd hate to waste your time and the cost of the booklet".

Surprisingly, one of them said "There aren't many Buddhists around here, I'll bet you're lonely. Where do you go to worship?" I replied "the Universe is our church, we can worship anywhere. The place doesn't matter, it's what's in your heart that is important".

They smiled, thanked me for my time, and left ... and better still, none of them ever bothered us again. I thought that was very nice, and very tolerant of them. I'll admit that was a pleasant surprise, as I fully expected them to hound us to get try to get new converts.

[Adam Blanchard]

I scared some jehovas wittnesses before, and completely unintentionaly! Yhen I was like 19 or 20 I was out in my moms backyard practicing with my swords back when I was doing alot of padded weapons fighting (altho I practiced with a real claymore and an english long sword) and I had finished up and was on my way through the house to get a shower and heard a knock on the door so I opened it up and there were 2 wittnesses standing there. mind you I had my claymore resting across my shoulder at the time so it was in full and plain view. They didn't stay long and just handed me a pamphlet then left appearing to be a shade or two pailer, never even asked if I believed in god or anything. I haven't seen any around my mothers house since. I kind of felt bad about it but a cop never showed up at my door so I guess it all worked out.

[Gaston]

Originally Posted by Gary Blanchard

One day a Baptist minister knocked on my door doing a "survey." I had just finished a class in school where we had to cold-call people to do a survey so I went along with it. He started by asking my religion, and I told him I was a Taoist. So he told me all about Jesus (nothing I didn't know, as I spent years in a fundamentalist church) and I told him all about the Tao. It was a nice time and we both came away from the experience feeling that we had done something. Not bad, when you think about it.

I don't see the two as incompatible, especially if you are open to accepting the Gnostic Gospels. When the fundies tell me "Oh, that's not in the Bible" I tell them "I'm sorry, I didn't know you were Catholic; they're the ones who excluded them, you know". That's a half-truth, but it gets them off my ass.

[PEACE FROG]

I am reading a book that refers to Catholisism as "the pagenizing of the church" I got a kick out of that.

[LIBRA]

Catholisism as "the pagenizing of the church

Pagans came first