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Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce
The vibe I get from Buddists is, don't worry, be happy, take everything in stride and it will be what it will be.
Bet the Gumint would like us all to be Buddists.
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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?
