Re: Re: BANANAFISH digest 209
Rebecca McCallum (remc@uhura.cc.rochester.edu)
Thu, 15 Jan 1998 12:05:50 -0500 (EST)
>In "Seymour: An Introduction", Buddy tells us that his and Seymour's
>own personal version (my terminology) of Buddhism were partly based
>on the Bible. I love that, since a great deal of Christianity
>actually has very little to do with anything Christ said. A lot of
>people I know (including, rather unhumbly, I know, myself) who
>actually have read and pondered and learned from Christ's teachings
>aren't Christians at all.
>Brendan
I totally agree with your post! I think that's one reason why I am so
drawn to Seymour's (an other JDS characters') religious views - precisely
because they examine the wisdom behind various writings, and not the
trappings of the organized religion itself.
- Rebecca