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Please read this and see what Korean Buddhists are experiencing in South Korea. I can't help but feel disturbed and wonder why does the Christians condone such heinious and ungodly acts. I am not angry at Christianity but some terrible Christians who look down on Buddhism. Why can't we live in a world of mutual respect?
( taken from http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=89,11172,0,0,1,0 )
by Emi hayakawa, BTN, Nov 6, 2012
Seoul, South Korea -- Vandalism and arson of Buddhist temples and treasures, and important cultural properties relating to Buddhism by the Korean Christian and Protestant communities continue. Although many legislative laws have changed to protect cultural properties and national treasure after the tragic arson of the Namdaemun gate, national treasure No.1, vandalism to Buddhist temples and Buddhist treasures continue in Korea.
On October 4th, 2012, an arson tried to burn down the Gakhwangjeon Hall of Hwaomsa Temple in Gurye County, Korea. Fortunately, the fire only made a small damage to the gate of the hall due to quick actions of the monks and the fire prevention restoration made in 2008.
On the CCTV, the video captured a man pouring a flammable substance across the hall, and according to witnesses they smelt a very arsenic substance coming from the hall before the man threw in a match to burn down the Gakhwangjeon Hall.
Due to this incident, the Korean Buddhist community is in shock once again and fighting for a stricter law enforcement for the perpetrators of vandalism and arson to Korean important cultural properties and National treasures.
Furthermore, on August 20th, 2012 a Protestant pastor, Seong, vandalized the dharma hall of Donghwasa Temple. This pastor self-proclaimed that he was from the SoonBokEum Church, was caught urinating in the dharma hall and vandalized the Buddhist portraits with a permanent marker. His poor actions was captured on CCTV of the dharma hall.
The Buddhist community was outraged by this act and urged law enforcements to put a stricter punishment as this act cannot be charged with a simple invasion and vandalism punishment.
Although the law enforcement captured the pastor, they considered this act as “unusual” and let the pastor go stating that he was under mental disorientation. Thus, enraging the Buddhist community because the Korean government and law enforcement is very lenient towards destruction of Buddhist artifacts and National treasures.
On November 2011, the stele that accompanied the stupa of National Preceptor Jigwangguksa of Beopcheonsa temple, Korean National Treasure No. 59 was vandalized. A giant cross was drawn across the five meter stone statue and was opened to public on a christian man’s Facebook and twitter page.
Similarly, in November 2011, near the Haewundae in Busan, Korea. Four Buddhist temples reported vandalism and invasion by the Korean Christian community, as they spray painted red lacquer on the hands and faces of the Buddha statues.
Various vandalism of Buddhist cultural properties and Buddhist temples, vandalism and destruction of Korean national treasures have been going for several decades, and these actions are the root causes of religious disharmony between the Korean religious communities.
One of the biggest and significant act of vandalism by Christians was in June of 2006 during the “Again 1907 in Busan” festival by Korean Christians. The Christians prayed earnestly for all the Buddhist temples and monasteries of the Busan area to be destructed, and many Korean citizens were dismayed to find Korean President Lee MyungBak to be the congratulatory commentator of this event.
In February of 2011, there was another scandal where three pastors came to the Jogye temple and ordered the monastics to “believe in Jesus, as {koreans} we are all children of God.”
In 2010, a pastor and college students of the Christian faith invaded Bongeunsa temple and began a “Ground stepping” and had a protestant ritual for all the ground to be returned to the land of God.
This was wide spread throughout youtube and the internet.
These various vandalism sparks fear of Buddhist discrimination in Korea. Korea is in much need for the harmony of religions, and these vandalism of the Korean Christian and Protestant community need to stop.
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Loppon Malcolm/Namdrol:
tobes wrote:This is really a repugnant analogy: you're suggesting that there is something inherent in the nature of Islam...
Yes, there is: monotheism i.e. a totalitarian utopian fantasy. Monotheism in all of its forms is the scorpion which stings any population upon which it rides.
Monotheistic religions are inherently violent and wicked. The fact that there are kind, intelligent people in monotheistic faiths just not change the basic imperialistic and totalitarian aspects of these faiths. Islam is just another of these. The reason why it is in competition with Christianity is that two monotheistic faiths cannot long accommodate each other without one asserting dominance over the other. But neither has room for religions like Hinduism or Buddhism.
Islamic accommodation and tolerance of other faiths, like that of Christianity, is pragmatic -- it is about money. That's it.
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Monotheism inevitably leads to warfare and genocide.
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Monotheism was born of war and genocide; perpetuates war and genocide, and ends in war and genocide.
Christian monotheism was tempered by accommodation with Pagan cults; but not in its protestant form.
The history of monotheism is the history of the destruction of anything in its path. This is irrefutable. All those minor Christian sects you mention are irrelevant, eddies in the river of destruction monotheisms have wrecked upon human history. Monotheism is inherently imperialistic. If you don't see it, you just don't see it. I don't really have a need to convince you.
During the present day, Islam is the strongest form of monotheism -- it therefore the most dangerous; seconded only by Christian fundamentalism.
~ Namdrol
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Lets not forget... their scriptures state that their God is a jealous and angry one and cannot accomodate other religions.
Their tolerance (if they have, that is) is simply for pragmatic purposes. That's just the way it is... -
this is too much jail these black sheeps (baa) of their faith Baa baa black sheep, have u any wool?..... :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
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i think they are the hardcore Christians... very extreme type. I'm sure there are good Christians too. But, if they disagree among themselves, will the extreme ones accuse the good ones that they deviate from God...?
it's always the humans doing the talking, not God
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whatever they have done, karma will take care of them... it's also a test for buddhists, not to use violence against violence, in our thoughts and actions... meanwhile seek judicial actions against the perpetrators...
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Originally posted by 2009novice:
whatever they have done, karma will take care of them... it's also a test for buddhists, not to use violence against violence, in our thoughts and actions... meanwhile seek judicial actions against the perpetrators...
we usually dont see buddhist fighting with other religions... buddhism is by far i've seen one of the most peace loving and one who's practices and love style are most accomodating and peace loving. -
Originally posted by [imdestinyz]:
we usually dont see buddhist fighting with other religions... buddhism is by far i've seen one of the most peace loving and one who's practices and love style are most accomodating and peace loving.true that!! :)
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i really appreciate the knowledge that Buddhism has accumulated they have become one of the sources that propels science forward take for instance, quantum mechanics, the higgs boson particle, etc but the mainstream seems to be more of �人的��
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Well, I didn't share this to start a campaign against Christianity or even monotheism. I think it is bigotry that is at fault here, not the religion. We must not stereotype Christians as bigots because there are many wonderful examples of Christians that are close in spirit to the Bodhisattvas like Mother Teresa and so forth. Also, many of the world's charities and orphanages were started by Christians.
However, with Islam, I do notice that I have to look harder to find someone with Bodhisattva-like qualities. I have not seen any yet but that doesn't mean they don't have selfless muslims. I am sure they do.
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Originally posted by Steveyboy:
Well, I didn't share this to start a campaign against Christianity or even monotheism. I think it is bigotry that is at fault here, not the religion. We must not stereotype Christians as bigots because there are many wonderful examples of Christians that are close in spirit to the Bodhisattvas like Mother Teresa and so forth. Also, many of the world's charities and orphanages were started by Christians.
However, with Islam, I do notice that I have to look harder to find someone with Bodhisattva-like qualities. I have not seen any yet but that doesn't mean they don't have selfless muslims. I am sure they do.
Yup, definitely.
On a different note, in later years, mother teresa lost her faith but not in humanity. nonetheless, it is faith that initially brought her to contribute so much to humanity.
“I am told God lives in me — and yet the reality of darkness and coldness and emptiness is so great that nothing touches my soul,” she wrote at one point. “I want God with all the power of my soul — and yet between us there is terrible separation.” On another occasion she wrote: “I feel just that terrible pain of loss, of God not wanting me, of God not being God, of God not really existing.”
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,294395,00.html
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When accusations that religious followers are causing trouble is being hurled, it is always important to understand that people can fail to live up to the teachings of the faith. Take for instance Christianity. It is always catchy and news worthy to see headlines like the above. It gives readers a bad vibe and immediately causes readers to take offense. But readers need to ask themselves, are what these professing believers acting in accordance to what Christ taught, or contrary? Critics like to raise issues like the Crusades to insinuate that Christianity is a blood-thirsty religion responsible for violence, but yet failed to note that neither Jesus or His apostles taught that physical warfare should be waged to gain converts.
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so many people still active at night
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because broinchrist is interesting to talk to :P
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Originally posted by BroInChrist:
When accusations that religious followers are causing trouble is being hurled, it is always important to understand that people can fail to live up to the teachings of the faith. Take for instance Christianity. It is always catchy and news worthy to see headlines like the above. It gives readers a bad vibe and immediately causes readers to take offense. But readers need to ask themselves, are what these professing believers acting in accordance to what Christ taught, or contrary? Critics like to raise issues like the Crusades to insinuate that Christianity is a blood-thirsty religion responsible for violence, but yet failed to note that neither Jesus or His apostles taught that physical warfare should be waged to gain converts.
No that's not what i think about Christianity.... i felt that many overzealous people might use "God" as a weapon against others... that's the dangerous part.
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Originally posted by zeus29:
because broinchrist is interesting to talk to :P
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Originally posted by zeus29:
because broinchrist is interesting to talk to :P
i like your joke
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Originally posted by Steveyboy:
Please read this and see what Korean Buddhists are experiencing in South Korea. I can't help but feel disturbed and wonder why does the Christians condone such heinious and ungodly acts. I am not angry at Christianity but some terrible Christians who look down on Buddhism. Why can't we live in a world of mutual respect?
( taken from http://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=89,11172,0,0,1,0 )
by Emi hayakawa, BTN, Nov 6, 2012
Seoul, South Korea -- Vandalism and arson of Buddhist temples and treasures, and important cultural properties relating to Buddhism by the Korean Christian and Protestant communities continue. Although many legislative laws have changed to protect cultural properties and national treasure after the tragic arson of the Namdaemun gate, national treasure No.1, vandalism to Buddhist temples and Buddhist treasures continue in Korea.
On October 4th, 2012, an arson tried to burn down the Gakhwangjeon Hall of Hwaomsa Temple in Gurye County, Korea. Fortunately, the fire only made a small damage to the gate of the hall due to quick actions of the monks and the fire prevention restoration made in 2008.
On the CCTV, the video captured a man pouring a flammable substance across the hall, and according to witnesses they smelt a very arsenic substance coming from the hall before the man threw in a match to burn down the Gakhwangjeon Hall.
Due to this incident, the Korean Buddhist community is in shock once again and fighting for a stricter law enforcement for the perpetrators of vandalism and arson to Korean important cultural properties and National treasures.
Furthermore, on August 20th, 2012 a Protestant pastor, Seong, vandalized the dharma hall of Donghwasa Temple. This pastor self-proclaimed that he was from the SoonBokEum Church, was caught urinating in the dharma hall and vandalized the Buddhist portraits with a permanent marker. His poor actions was captured on CCTV of the dharma hall.
The Buddhist community was outraged by this act and urged law enforcements to put a stricter punishment as this act cannot be charged with a simple invasion and vandalism punishment.
Although the law enforcement captured the pastor, they considered this act as “unusual” and let the pastor go stating that he was under mental disorientation. Thus, enraging the Buddhist community because the Korean government and law enforcement is very lenient towards destruction of Buddhist artifacts and National treasures.
On November 2011, the stele that accompanied the stupa of National Preceptor Jigwangguksa of Beopcheonsa temple, Korean National Treasure No. 59 was vandalized. A giant cross was drawn across the five meter stone statue and was opened to public on a christian man’s Facebook and twitter page.
Similarly, in November 2011, near the Haewundae in Busan, Korea. Four Buddhist temples reported vandalism and invasion by the Korean Christian community, as they spray painted red lacquer on the hands and faces of the Buddha statues.
Various vandalism of Buddhist cultural properties and Buddhist temples, vandalism and destruction of Korean national treasures have been going for several decades, and these actions are the root causes of religious disharmony between the Korean religious communities.
One of the biggest and significant act of vandalism by Christians was in June of 2006 during the “Again 1907 in Busan” festival by Korean Christians. The Christians prayed earnestly for all the Buddhist temples and monasteries of the Busan area to be destructed, and many Korean citizens were dismayed to find Korean President Lee MyungBak to be the congratulatory commentator of this event.
In February of 2011, there was another scandal where three pastors came to the Jogye temple and ordered the monastics to “believe in Jesus, as {koreans} we are all children of God.”
In 2010, a pastor and college students of the Christian faith invaded Bongeunsa temple and began a “Ground stepping” and had a protestant ritual for all the ground to be returned to the land of God.
This was wide spread throughout youtube and the internet.
These various vandalism sparks fear of Buddhist discrimination in Korea. Korea is in much need for the harmony of religions, and these vandalism of the Korean Christian and Protestant community need to stop.
So, are these Korean Christians who vandalised and burned the temples going to heaven? If yes, I can imagine what's heaven is like. :)
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Originally posted by Dawnfirstlight:
So, are these Korean Christians who vandalised and burned the temples going to heaven? If yes, I can imagine what's heaven is like. :)
Well, I wouldn't know how they see it but if I was God, they would all be burning in hell for misrepresenting me. I wouldn't want such Christians and heck, if I am god. I would make sure the people combine Islam, Christianity and Judaism into one super-religion and I would definitely get rid of the devil now.