Actually, Christians are OK. It's the other 9x% that *think* they are Christians, that fuck everything up.:haha:

Too true, good christians aren't bad people, they do however hold the most boring new years eve parties ever in the history of mankind, just a warning.

Not to mention the worst weddings.

No alcohol, no music, no dancing at the reception.

One of my coworkers is going to one of these this weekend.

There's also usually at least one male relative who gets overtaken by fervor in the midst of either the service or reception and stands up and makes the speech about how it is the duty of the wife to submit to her husband, etc.

People know not to invite me to such weddings.

The combination of firearms and access to perscription drugs would indeed suggest that be wise ;)

In other Christian news, Creed just broke up.

THEY WERE CHRISTIANS?

now i know why i never liked their stuff.

Actually, the government would be extremely upset to wake up one morning to discover that the population had turned Buddhist over night. Since Buddhists believe in anhimsa or non-harming, there would be no one to serve in the military. The government might draft them, but they wouldn't turn their weapons on another human being. That is why it was so easy for the Chinese to walk over Buddhist Tibet (and I'm not here to argue whether pacifism is good or bad, just stating a tenet of Buddhist belief). The cattlemen's association would have to become the diaryman's association, and poultry farmers would have to switch to the egg business since Buddhist's are vegetarian. There would be no one willing to work in the arms industry or anything related to the defense industry. All in all, I don't think Uncle Sam would be too pleased. I wonder what would happen to the concept of freedom of religion in the event of such a miraculous mass conversion? ;)

are eggs vegetables?

I believe eggs are a type of nut.

Some Buudhists will eat them. I guess you'd have to check with the Dali Lama if you were really worried about this (or possibly the abortion thread).

;)

HOW 'BOUT FISH?

Nope, fish are out - defiantely living beings not to be harmed.

caviar?

Only if taken from the fish in a painless mannr. Many Buddhists enjoy the occasional scrambled eggs and caviar breakfast.;)

Many buddhists must then live in a bizarre fantasyland, where salmon are not killed to have the eggs scraped out of their innards.

I drink from the pool of wisdom that is buddhism.

I often begin meditations by reflecting on the words of the Daily Lama ... (my own joke-name for a day book of quotes by the Dalai Lama)

I however, eat from the table of Odin. Another haunch of oxen, please? And can I have fries with that?