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Difficulty In Acceptance
I read a discussion earlier about someone being raised in a different faith and then turning to Buddhism.
The same thing happened to me, raised in a Christian household and eventually turned to Buddhism.
Now, the difficult thing for me, one of the most difficult things and something I struggle with on a daily basis is how am I able to accept Christianity with all of its' judgement and hatred towards those who are "different"?
I am gay and I have struggled with Christian devotees who have went so far as to completely ignore me once I came out to them. The exact opposite happened in Buddhism, as the first encounter I had was with a Buddhist who told me, "I accept you for who you are." This completely revolutionized the way I saw religion and life philosophy.
Now, not to appear judgmental, I do have many Christian friends who accept me for who I am and who have not once judged me.
I truly struggle with accepting some Christians and I have caught myself being judgmental towards their religion and towards their hatred and I usually feel quite awful afterwards.
I am an extremely accepting person and I usually aim for non-judgment in ALL cases. I have friends from all walks of life, poor, rich, old, young etc. Yet, for some reason, I still struggle to sometimes accept Christianity as a non-judgmental faith and to not be wary of Christians.
The same thing happened to me, raised in a Christian household and eventually turned to Buddhism.
Now, the difficult thing for me, one of the most difficult things and something I struggle with on a daily basis is how am I able to accept Christianity with all of its' judgement and hatred towards those who are "different"?
I am gay and I have struggled with Christian devotees who have went so far as to completely ignore me once I came out to them. The exact opposite happened in Buddhism, as the first encounter I had was with a Buddhist who told me, "I accept you for who you are." This completely revolutionized the way I saw religion and life philosophy.
Now, not to appear judgmental, I do have many Christian friends who accept me for who I am and who have not once judged me.
I truly struggle with accepting some Christians and I have caught myself being judgmental towards their religion and towards their hatred and I usually feel quite awful afterwards.
I am an extremely accepting person and I usually aim for non-judgment in ALL cases. I have friends from all walks of life, poor, rich, old, young etc. Yet, for some reason, I still struggle to sometimes accept Christianity as a non-judgmental faith and to not be wary of Christians.
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And people have been doing this in Religion, since time immemorial.
Your task is to distinguish between those who actively demonstrate the Love of god as I am certain God would wish - and those who behave in a hypocritical manner.
Easy.
Their hatred is an affliction to their own mind. You've noticed how awful you feel after being judgmental, they also feel pain as a response to hatred and ignorance. You are in the lucky position of silencing your own painful reaction and looking for something different. They are trapped like slaves, because to them a higher power demands their hatred, justifies it.
Its sad for them, and we can have compassion for them. Often on our walks through the garden we come across people who are chained and afflicted by their views. If you remove yourself from their cycle (detach), there will be love and compassion. Remember that their view causes them to suffer!
On the other hand, you are asking questions and you are determining things for yourself. There is less ignorance in that. Be a living example by not judging them too harshly. You can dislike/disagree with/etc their religious teachings, but they themselves are just humans.