Originally Posted by concheet

Poverty as part of renouncing the world is a common theme in Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism and Christianity. As Jesus put it in Matthew 19:21 Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. 24 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
Begging as a means of allowing the religious/spiritual to live a religious/spiritual life is a time-honored tradition among many religions. No one requires anyone to give to the Buddhist monk or other monastic. It is a voluntary thing. Jews have always helped struggling Jews. That is one of the things that the religious community does. I really can't see your problem with this. Indeed, as I said, it is high time the Muslims provided the bulk of charity for their Muslim 'brothers' in Palestine.

Those desert religions didn't spawn anywhere near as many murders as have atheistic power mongers like Stalin. Hitler in truth was an atheist as well, though he pretended to religion in order to influence the religious. The Roman Emperors and others wanted nothing to do with the desert religions either. They were Gods to themselves. Not being affiliated with a religion doesn't make you one iota better or brighter than someone who is. I can assure you that religion doesn't have a monopoly on neurotics, and being an atheist doesn't mean you aren't one.

If you despise the desert religions because they are nihilistic, why is it that you seem to accept the idea of Islamic dominance over countries that support freedom of religion, such as in Israel...? Why would you be willing to enslave so many people, as the poor people of Iran are, for example, by not speaking out against the repressive Islamic regimes in the middle east?

Originally Posted by concheet

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Each time you post something that is not your own you add a source. Not in previous posts but in the post that you are using. It isn't hard, Hasbara. Just watch hasbaratoo and Hasbara1 for a hint. You can do it. One list.....one source. Another list .....another source. A quote, a source. What's not to understand??