And thank you for being brave enough to post something like this. If I knew I was going to receive so much mails, and some not so nice, I’d never would have put the map on the net in the first place. The sad reality in that map is that usually we sleep over the security it gives to be a part of a majority. I’m a Southamerican Roman Catholic (Yes, a “yellow” one), but what one feels is far from contentment and easiness from being “one of the gang”. I have heard many protestants being critical and even offensive of our church, but the worse deridings come from ourselves. The attitude of many Roman Catholics here about their religion is some like the attitude of many americans toward the KKK or the killing of indians in the west in XIXth century. That`s what the map doesn’t show. Maybe, as Gandhi said, religion is our mother. And so, under that yellow color in the map there is much sorrow, for a mother that, even not being perfect, and having many defects, we wouldn’t change for another. Would many people change their real mothers for another person, for that? God love & bless you.

I’ve been in what was otherwise a peaceful country, now at war with itself, primarily created from the teaching of capitalist minded missionaries. They divide indigenous groups, spread fear, and promise a better life. In turn, those who follow receive rewards (a career in witnessing, church leadership, etc.)

In my experience, I and other missionaries went there for what we considered a sound, caring, loving reason, but forgot that we all live from our own world view. Because often we believe our own world view is “the truth” we don’t take the time to figure out if it actually is and what we still need to learn. I discovered this in the mission field.

Living truth is evangelical in and of itself. You don’t need to push your point of view on others, or offer food, clothing, shelter, etc. in exchange for hearing the message.

For the Bible says that spirit will carry the message of truth. If we live by example and stop trying to change the world to our small and inadequate perspective of life then and only then will God be seen and heard.
Warmest Wishes of Love, Truth and Healing,
Deborah

(do you have read this book http://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Lived-India-Before-Crucifixion/dp/1852305509).

also in other hand some of publication say that Jesus is never exit.in other hand the old text form Verdict literatures mentioned about him more than 3000+ years before he appeared . his present or his absent is not a matter to us as Buddhist we respect other religious belief.we having heard that golden quote saying.

‘one man religion is other man belly laugh’

if we tell something more about Buddhism and our few of controversy peacefully happen with missionary around 1873 .
The two key persons in the Panadura Debate were Migettuvatte Gunananda Thera for the Buddhists and Father David de Silva for the Christians. It was the success of the Panadura Debate that prompted Colonel Henry Steel Olcott to come to Ceylon. He was impressed with what he read in the newspapers in the United States on the Debate and immediately sent a mass of pamphlets and other literature which was very critical of Christianity. Gunananda Thera got these translated into Sinhalese and distributed them all over the island.

Buddhabless you!
NBA TEAM