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Originally Posted by Botnst
Nice synopsis of history.
Why is/was Confucianism so stable a force of government while at it's most powerful, Christianity couldn't keep it's feudal lords from butchering each other? True, when China has had a revolution, many millions die. A pattern that goes back to antiquity. But Europeans (including Byzantium and the Levant) have been in near continuous war with each other and the outside ever since the fall of Rome. Is the religion itself inherently violent? Not according to Jesus' words, which are in striking contrast to Muhammad and more like Buddha. OTOH, Jesus' words are awfully contemptuous of politics and political institutions (and religious institutions!), which is entirely unlike Confucianism or Christianity for that matter.
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how do you separate "jesus' words" from "christianity"? just wondering?
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