07-23-2006, 12:57 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-annamma+Jul 22 2006, 04:30 PM-->QUOTE(annamma @ Jul 22 2006, 04:30 PM)<!--QuoteEBegin--> I think all of us have sinned, though; Hindus , Muslims and Christians [right][snapback]54314[/snapback][/right]
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In christianity, everyone is born a sinner, until he or she is saved through christ.
Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, etc., do not hold the concept of man being born a sinner. On the contrary, these faiths hold the view that all souls that take human birth are essentially good, and that our actions exerted through free will during the life-time will either bring us closer to the divine or take us away from the path of divinity.
It is definitely more appealing to a human being to believe in the inherent goodness of man, than to condemn him as a born sinner. Isn't it more lovelier to be looked upon as a divine being than as a sinner? This may explain the inherent appeal and attractiveness of Hinduism to many people, including westerners, who are tired of being constantly told that they are 'born sinners,' 'once a sinner, always a sinner,' and that they would need a fixed, non-negotiable entity called 'christ' to deliver them from their sins. How sad and depressing is a 'religion' that constantly derides a human being as a sinner.
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In christianity, everyone is born a sinner, until he or she is saved through christ.
Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, etc., do not hold the concept of man being born a sinner. On the contrary, these faiths hold the view that all souls that take human birth are essentially good, and that our actions exerted through free will during the life-time will either bring us closer to the divine or take us away from the path of divinity.
It is definitely more appealing to a human being to believe in the inherent goodness of man, than to condemn him as a born sinner. Isn't it more lovelier to be looked upon as a divine being than as a sinner? This may explain the inherent appeal and attractiveness of Hinduism to many people, including westerners, who are tired of being constantly told that they are 'born sinners,' 'once a sinner, always a sinner,' and that they would need a fixed, non-negotiable entity called 'christ' to deliver them from their sins. How sad and depressing is a 'religion' that constantly derides a human being as a sinner.