Religion/Theology

GeekyPenguin · #1 07-12-2006, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by valkyrie

No, it isn't a non sequitur.

First, your views of Buddhism have nothing to do with me -- you can think whatever you want about it being a "life-philosophy" (whatever the hell that means), but that doesn't mean that I agree or that your opinion is relevant to me.

Second, even if Buddhism is a "life-philosophy" rather than a religion (a statement with which I disagree), I see no logical reason why it wouldn't be relevant to state that a person used to be X religion and now practices Y "life philosophy" (again, whatever the hell that means).

The original poster here asked people to discuss their "faith of choice." Whatever anyone describes as his or her "faith of choice" is his or her faith of choice. Frankly, I find your statements offensive -- I don't give a rat's ass what you think, but the fact that you would even consider trying to impose your rather limited views of a belief system on me is appalling. I mean, let me get this straight -- you're pretty much saying that what I've identified as my "faith of choice" is not a real religion. Again, I don't give a rat's ass, but saying something like that to anybody is offensive, period.

Today you are not a lawyer. You are a VP of Marketing. I'm sorry if you think you're a lawyer, but I don't think that's a real job.

valkyrie · #2 07-12-2006, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin

Today you are not a lawyer. You are a VP of Marketing. I'm sorry if you think you're a lawyer, but I don't think that's a real job.

VP of Marketing is just a made-up position! My life is meaningless!

GeekyPenguin · #3 07-12-2006, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by valkyrie

VP of Marketing is just a made-up position! My life is meaningless!

I hope you aren't having bad sex on top of that!

tunatartare · #4 07-12-2006, 12:48 PM

I'm Jewish. Ironically enough, I'm more observant than my parents are.

Buddhism is a religion. I was taught that in my religion class at college as well as in Hebrew school, prep school, and the private Jewish day school that I attended.

mulattogyrl · #5 07-12-2006, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by KLPDaisy

I'm Jewish. Ironically enough, I'm more observant than my parents are.

Oh yeah, I forgot this part. My mom was Jewish, so I did grow up Muslim, but with Jewish cultural overtones, lol.

tunatartare · #6 07-12-2006, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by mulattogyrl

Oh yeah, I forgot this part. My mom was Jewish, so I did grow up Muslim, but with Jewish cultural overtones, lol.

That's so cool. Did you observe both sets of holidays or how did that work?

mulattogyrl · #7 07-12-2006, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by KLPDaisy

That's so cool. Did you observe both sets of holidays or how did that work?

Well, we kind of recognized the Jewish holidays and celebrated the Muslim one (basically Ramadan, LOL). A lot of the sayings I grew up with, food, etc. were Jewish though. I think my daughter is more aware of Jewish holidays now than I was growing up, lol. However, I got to spend time with the Jewish side of my family. She hasn't gotten to experience that, unfortunately.

tunatartare · #8 07-12-2006, 02:32 PM

That's really cool.

mental image of a little girl wearing a hijab eating gefilte fish and saying "oy gevalt"

mulattogyrl · #9 07-12-2006, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by KLPDaisy

That's really cool.

mental image of a little girl wearing a hijab eating gefilte fish and saying "oy gevalt"

LOL!! Exactly. I told somebody in a PM one time that I would break my fast with Matzoh, LOL.