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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog
It's not classified as a religion because of a lack of dogma and belief in a creator or god.
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I think you're entirely wrong here.
So do these people.
And here's why the belief structures don't overlap, making it quite difficult to practice both.
You can participate in
elements of Buddhism - many participate in traditional Zen philosophy or meditation, for instance - but if you believe in the central tenets of Christianity, you are Christian. If you believe in the traditional outcome of a Buddhist lifestyle (especially their version of life after death), you really cannot classify yourself as Christian without a LOT of lying to yourself or revisionist thought.