Tuesday, July 12, 2011
How to be Buddhist and still believe in Jesus Christ?
Hi. I'm going through a difficult time spiritually. All my life I was taught Jesus was real (which I still do today.) I was confirmed as a Catholic in 8th grade. I'm now a sophomore in college & I feel that Catholicism and Christianity no longer fulfill me. My boyfriend is a Christian and I agree with some of the things he talks about from the Bible but I disagree with some of the things from the Bible. I feel that, at the moment (perhaps for a long time), Buddhism would help me with becoming a more peaceful being. I don't want to be at war with myself about what is right/wrong. I feel that if I continue with Christianity/Catholicism & not even completely agree with those teachings I will never achieve peace. On the other hand, I want to support my boyfriend & his path of spirituality. I want to be able to talk to him about Jesus. I don't think I could ever remove Jesus from my life. I guess my question is: can I be Buddhist and still believe in Jesus? Also, how does a couple raise kids when the parents are of different religions/philosophy. Not that I have kids with my boyfriend..but we're seriously dating & working on us to hopefully get married & this would just be a difficult situation when the time comes.
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