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43. It's about 18 miles from me.

Wed Jan 9, 2013, 12:01 AM

Jan 2013

We all went up one Sunday and a monk, a woman, gave us a tour. Along the wall are paintings and statues of gods and goddesses. She explained the meaning of each and was very pleasant the whole time.

This is from the glossary at kadampa.org:

God ‘Deva’ in Sanskrit. A being of the god realm, the highest of the six realms of samsara. There are many different types of god. Some are desire realm gods, while others are form or formless realm gods. See Joyful Path of Good Fortune.

Goddesses of the doorways The four Goddesses of the doorways are Kakase, literally ‘crow-faced one’; Ulukase, ‘owl-faced one’; Shönase, ‘dog-faced one’; and Shukarase, ‘pig-faced one’. Although they have human-shaped heads and ears, their names reflect the appearances of their faces, which are like a crow, like an owl, and so on, rather as if they are wearing masks.

http://kadampa.org/en/reference/glossary-of-buddhist-terms-f-j

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First atheist church opens in London [View all] rug Jan 2013 OP

More of the "Atheism is faith based" nonsense Trajan Jan 2013 #1

Sigh... gcomeau Jan 2013 #2

What makes it stupid? If there is an interest and it serves the needs/desires of a community, cbayer Jan 2013 #16

Because the only reason they called it a "church" gcomeau Jan 2013 #18

Who care what they call it? Again, if there is a desire, a need, a demand and it serves a cbayer Jan 2013 #19

Did you read the OP? gcomeau Jan 2013 #27

Yes i did, and I think he made a legitimate argument that some believers and non-believers cbayer Jan 2013 #28

Good for you. gcomeau Jan 2013 #34

oh for Christ sakes! trixie Jan 2013 #3

Why were you having a Christmas dinner? rug Jan 2013 #4

Afterall, It is a Pagan Holiday amuse bouche Jan 2013 #5

So why not call it Saturnalia supper? rug Jan 2013 #6

Why not stop amuse bouche Jan 2013 #8

You assume facts not in evidece. rug Jan 2013 #9

Of course...You are looking in a mirror amuse bouche Jan 2013 #13

I must not have aged well. rug Jan 2013 #14

Probably not amuse bouche Jan 2013 #21

because that's what the retail stores call that time in December trixie Jan 2013 #10

What's a pagen tree? rug Jan 2013 #11

You are kidding aren't you? trixie Jan 2013 #12

Perhaps you mean a capitalist tree? okasha Jan 2013 #33

Good for you amuse bouche Jan 2013 #7

Hang around this group and you will find that many *true* atheists have a great deal cbayer Jan 2013 #17

like I said this was at my house trixie Jan 2013 #20

She behaves like that because in her mind she is right and you are wrong. dimbear Jan 2013 #23

Not at all. I never made the argument that you shouldn't set the rules for your own home. cbayer Jan 2013 #26

Fascinating and interesting analysis of the whole thing. cbayer Jan 2013 #15

Not possible amuse bouche Jan 2013 #22

One is science. One is religion. cbayer Jan 2013 #25

Oh? gcomeau Jan 2013 #35

Lol. I could go on for pages, but you would reject them all. cbayer Jan 2013 #36

Didn't ask for pages. Asked for one item. gcomeau Jan 2013 #37

Make sure to put it in your scorebook. cbayer Jan 2013 #38

If you can't contribute to the discussion gcomeau Jan 2013 #39

it`s not a "church"....... madrchsod Jan 2013 #24

In my mind, this is what an Atheist church should look like. >> BlueJazz Jan 2013 #29

That looks more like the atheist bible.... Kalidurga Jan 2013 #30

I have no idea why someone would come up with calling an Atheist ...ah..Hall ?? .. BlueJazz Jan 2013 #31

That is a good idea.. Kalidurga Jan 2013 #32

Aren't Buddhist churches also atheist churches? nt ZombieHorde Jan 2013 #40

This the the temple nearest me. rug Jan 2013 #41

They seem like atheists to me. ZombieHorde Jan 2013 #42

It's about 18 miles from me. rug Jan 2013 #43

Did you get the impression the gods were literal beings or aspects of the mind? ZombieHorde Jan 2013 #44

The one monk spoke as if they were literal. rug Jan 2013 #45

Then I would say that they are not atheists. ZombieHorde Jan 2013 #46