[Magdalen] RIP Ali, 74.
Allan Carr
allanc25 at gmail.com
Sun Jun 5 20:27:56 UTC 2016
My point was to accept Ali as Ali, just as I was accepted as who I was. Ali
explicitely rejected his earlier faith, I didn't.
On Saturday, June 4, 2016, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
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> In a message dated 6/4/2016 5:19:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Allan carr
> com writes
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> honored he was that someone
> > he knew to still be a Christian had accepted Buddhism from him.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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> But I don't think Christianity and Islam are as compatible as you
> apparently
> have found Zen Buddhism and Christianity.
>
> Despite Christianity and Islam being "of the Book" and descended from
> Judaism, they have been historically very intolerant of each other.
>
> IOW I don't think there are many who would claim membership in both
> Faiths.
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> And on the subject of Mohammed Ali, his great redeeming feature to me
> is his long years of dedication to helping the fight against Parkinson's.
> Having lost my best friend in the Upper Midwest to this condition, finding
> better control/a cure are a matter very dear to my heart.
>
>
>
> David Strang.
>
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Allan Carr
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