Buddhism in prison - a good idea?
Man's Best Friend
one, marked in recent times by a competition largely between the
Abrahamic faiths, including Christianity, Islam and Judaism. Not a few
convicts over the years have accepted the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
into their hearts and become "born again" enough to impress the public
and parole boards alike, whether or not their efforts are sincere. In
the past couple of decades, there has been a concerted effort to
Islamize our prisons, with Muslim chaplains and preachers popping up
like mushrooms to proselytize prisoners on a large scale. These
efforts have had some disturbing results, including producing scores
of violent convicts and ex-convicts who justify their past and future
crimes using scripture.
O well, have a good day anyway.
MBF
Man's Best Friend
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> I am no one, in no organization, and someone
> said I am schizophrenic. Since they think they
> are a doctor, although not qualified, they can
> answer you.
>
Of course, that little piece of dribble had nothing to do with what I
posted.
I won't diagnose you, you're showing us all the wonderful benefits of
practicing with that Great Exemplar of Humanity, Daisaku Ikeda.
Enough said.
For those who missed it, here's the last paragraph of the original
article I posted:
"Ultimately, there is a reason we rarely hear about Buddhist
terrorists, murderers, rapists, thieves and so on. In consideration of
this fact, it might be wise to increase the availability of Buddhistic
thought within prisons, the realm often of the most difficult and
hardened individuals on the planet. Increasing difficulties and
hardening via fanaticism that teaches supremacy of the faithful and
hatred for unbelievers—to be manifested in a myriad of aggressive,
hostile and violent ways—is certainly not the answer. Nor is
proselytizing the projection of one's life and responsibility on a
giant man in the sky an appropriate solution. Teaching how to create a
peaceful mind, body and soul represents the most productive path for
all human beings, whether incarcerated or not. For, in the end, if we
do not develop our own innate morality and integrity, we remain in a
prison of our own making."
cmk
wrote:
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> O well, have a good day anyway.
>
> MBF
Since you choose to slander my religion, maybe you should have your
questions answered by your own religion, not me.
cmk
C
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> Since you choose to slander my religion,
SGI is not a religion. It's a dangerous cult that worships Daisaku Ikeda
who has conned millions into buying his ghostwritten books and
converting him into a millionaire. He should be locked up with Madoff.
C
juanjo
wrote:
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> O well, have a good day anyway.
>
> MBF
I do not necessarily agree with many of the very subjective comments
made by the author of the news article however, I do agree that there
has been a serious attempt by people to bring Buddhism to people in
prison. One of the Nichiren Shu priests, living in Houston, Rev.
Caine-Barrett is very active in this ministry and has has some very
good results in assisting people who are locked away in prisons, come
into contact with the Dharma..
juanjo
> Since you choose to slander my religion, maybe you should have your
> questions answered by your own religion, not me.
>
Orchid tiger person: It is not always about you and your silly
obsessions with being persecuted by all and sundry. Do try to stay on
topic if you can, as fruitless an effort as I realize that might be.
Kurt
<c6424dc4-46ff-43b2...@z3g2000prd.googlegroups.com>,
juanjo <jonp...@mindspring.com> wrote:
I know that a former Nichiren Shoshu priest in Hawaii did considerable
work in a local prison. Was very impressed talking to him about the
challenges he faced. He also had very good results with this.
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<orchidtigr...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Since you choose to slander my religion, maybe you should have your
> questions answered by your own religion, not me.
>
> cmk
What question did I ask you?
Man's Best Friend
If that were to happen (Daisaku being prosecuted for his crimes), I'd
buy at auction those overstuffed chairs he uses when in "dialog" with
dignitaries he pays to have awards bestowed on him = : ^ p
juanjo
Well, after all this discussion, this is was published in Houston
A profile of Rev. Myokei of Myoken Temple in the Houston Chronicle:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/religion/6717424.html