Tunnelvision as narrow as a laser pointer

Submitted by Michel (United States), Jan 11, 2007 at 01:03

My stomach hurts, I laughed so hard, when reading your comment. Thanks a bunch for that.

Let me explain in very very simple words:

It wasn't about Ghandi or his wish to enter the Christian Paradise. I used him solely as an extreme example to ask our Christian Teachers, if any man, woman, or child, who lived an exemplary life and did nothing but good, but happened to believe in something else or nothing at all would be accepted by our GOD and allowed into his paradise (- for the sake of the argument, let's assume Gandhi absolutely wanted to enter our Paradise.) ..... are your with me so far?

Their answer was unisono No. I used that as a piece of evidence in our discussion here for the exclusive nature of Christianity, inasmuch as ISLAM is exclusive in nature - something you ( and I) adamantly condemn.

I am sorry - but what you consider as a silly question is a fundamental dilemma for many Christians who consider a good person living a good life worthy of Paradise, wherever and whatever that may be. Being allowed to share in the blessings of a well deserved afterlife.

According to our religion, there is only Paradise or Hell. Our religion does not speak of Nirvana. Hence, logically deducted and so stated by some of my own spiritual leaders, even Gandhi has his PO Box currently in Hell. Do you see the logic?

Ask your priest, and see what he says.

Yes - it does not make sense to me, and I have yet to hear from any scholar of any Christian Church in a to me satisfactory manner. My "religion" is to be inclusive and values people by their deeds first and beliefs second. It is one of many reasons, why Christianity is losing followers. Lack of tolerance is not a quality of ISLAM alone, while I surely admit that the extent of it differs.

No matter what - I go with the Bible and invite us all to: " Remove the plank in your own eye, before you tackle the speck in someone elses" ....

Now I really go and have my drink. But for some strange reason I do no longer feel so sorry for myself anymore... I wonder why.

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