Sorry to hear of your bad experience with Buddhism, however if you knew anything of the buddhist way of life, you would know that it is truly not a religion more a way of life.
As for having it shoved down your throat every religion has its fanatics that will bore you to death and try and convert you etc.
The belief in Islam and the muslim religion granted is not shoved down the throat of westerners living in muslim states, however, having to be woken (Tyler has confessed to this) every day by loud speakers conveniently placed once every few hundres metres is surely having a religion separate to your own being forced at you, yes we have access to alcohol in this country but this is a rarity in itself.
There is no pork in this country due to religious beliefs, is that not also having something thrust upon non believers?
Nope, for once I am not trying to cause a mass criticism of my thinking more over pointing out the TRUTH.
You're born, you take s**t. You get out in the world, you take more s**t. You climb a little higher, you take less s**t. Till one day you're up in the rarefied atmosphere and you've forgotten what s**t even looks like. Welcome to the layer cake son.
Dvargas,
Sorry to hear of your bad experience with Buddhism, however if you knew anything of the buddhist way of life, you would know that it is truly not a religion more a way of life.
As for having it shoved down your throat every religion has its fanatics that will bore you to death and try and convert you etc.
The belief in Islam and the muslim religion granted is not shoved down the throat of westerners living in muslim states, however, having to be woken (Tyler has confessed to this) every day by loud speakers conveniently placed once every few hundres metres is surely having a religion separate to your own being forced at you, yes we have access to alcohol in this country but this is a rarity in itself.
There is no pork in this country due to religious beliefs, is that not also having something thrust upon non believers?
Nope, for once I am not trying to cause a mass criticism of my thinking more over pointing out the TRUTH.
You're born, you take s**t. You get out in the world, you take more s**t. You climb a little higher, you take less s**t. Till one day you're up in the rarefied atmosphere and you've forgotten what s**t even looks like. Welcome to the layer cake son.