How 'bout "religions" that require human sacrifice? That require Satanic sex with children? My point is that anything can CALL itself a religion, but any group that requires crime, evil, violence against "non-believers", or any action that violates the human rights enshrined in our Constitution (including the Bill of Rights) IS NOT SOMETHING THAT DESERVES TO BE CALLED A TRUE RELIGION.
Buddhism (for instance), yes -- a True Religion in that sense. Buddhism includes the Eightfold Path:
The Eightfold Path consists of three categories: moral conduct, concentration, and wisdom:
Moral conduct consists of:
right speech (refraining from falsehood, malicious talk, and abusive language)
right action (refraining from stealing, killing, and unchastity)
right livelihood (earning a living through proper means, not killing living beings, making astrological forecasts, or practicing fortune-telling)5
Concentration consists of:
right effort (energetic will to prevent or get rid of evil and promote goodness)
right mindfulness (to be diligently aware, mindful, and attentive)
right concentration (to rid oneself of unwholesome thoughts and achieve pure equanimity and awareness)6
Wisdom consists of:
right thought (selflessness and detachment, universal thoughts of love and nonviolence)
right understanding (understanding of things as they are, a full understanding of the Four Noble Truths)
Nothing I know of in Buddhism contradicts any of that.
How 'bout "religions" that require human sacrifice? That require Satanic sex with children? My point is that anything can CALL itself a religion, but any group that requires crime, evil, violence against "non-believers", or any action that violates the human rights enshrined in our Constitution (including the Bill of Rights) IS NOT SOMETHING THAT DESERVES TO BE CALLED A TRUE RELIGION.
Buddhism (for instance), yes -- a True Religion in that sense. Buddhism includes the Eightfold Path:
Nothing I know of in Buddhism contradicts any of that.
Islam, no.
Good explanation.