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Old 11-04-2002, 04:13 AM   #19
Dangus
Join Date: Jul 2002
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I'm probably religiously closest to the Ba'hai, who believe that basically none of the major Judeo-Christian/Islamic/etc. belief systems truly represent God, but instead, all are a facet of the giant crystal of God, so to speak. I also have a lot of Buddist influence, I think that's hard to avoid when you're a martial artist, but I think Christ and any of the awakened would have gotten along quite well. I don't see the point as making religion a barrier against things that are inherently good things, such as Aikido, which is an art based in peace and self-control. I dare say that Aikido will help make you a better Christian, in the true sense of Christianity, assuming you bother to learn the lessons it presents to you.

"Those who beat their swords into plowshares plow for those who keep their's" -Ben Franklin
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