As a long-time resident of Montgomery County, I’m concerned about a rash of religious intolerance here. The vandalism at Olney B’nai Shalom Synagogue is the most well-publicized. People are also fighting over whether Grace Mission Church can put up a new building, the rabbi of the Chabad Israeli Center can’t invite his friends for services, and Christians are suing the county over free speech rights. What’s going on here?

The latest story is about the sermon of a local Buddhist (!!!) priest in Rockville. The priest devoted much of his speech to insulting the doctrines of American monotheism (as he termed it).

The priest is Rev. Yuzui Murata, the chief priest at Nichiren Shoshu Myosenji Buddhist Temple in Rockville (his temple building in Silver Spring burned down last October). In his July sermon, he talked about Christians, Muslims, and Jews, stating, “these truly erroneous and misleading religions are responsible for so many of the sufferings and uncertainties which seem to be multiplying in this country and throughout the world…. these inferior religions continue to make extremely negative causes for the people who believe in them.”

He concluded by inviting non-Buddhist believers to his temple “so they, too, can fundamentally cleanse from their lives the erroneous belief systems which are continuing to keep them imprisoned within their own private hell.” I’m sure many Christians, Jews, and Muslims would be surprised to learn that they are now living in their own private hell!

I searched Murata’s website (www.nstmyosenji.org) and I was surprised to also read how Buddhist children are taught to keep away from Christmas celebrations because of “the Christ in Christmas.” What’s next from this guy?

It's one thing to promote your own faith; it's another to spend your time and energy in bashing others' faith.

I learned from their website that, on August 8, Mr. Murata will be sponsoring his annual meeting at the Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center in Silver Spring, just a few miles from my house. In my opinion, there is no reason why the taxpayer-supported facilities of Montgomery County should be made available to such a group, unless it can promise to abide by the sensitivities of the rest of the community!

Religious tolerance means that we have to tolerate all religions, but intolerant speech is wrong no matter what the source. It is just this kind of hateful speech that encourages an atmosphere where vandalism, prejudice, and hate crimes can flourish. With the many different cultures and religions now present in Montgomery County, we cannot afford to tolerate such anti-religious rhetoric.

I’m not leaping to any conclusions, but it is also interesting that we have been lately visited with an earthquake, violent storms, and power outages. What’s next for Montgomery County?

wherever you are in this world if you seek truth and justice I pray for the grace and mercy of god to guide your steps and wish god to send you angels in your journeys gods speed to you

the church you should attend is the one where christ is a daily prescence in your life communicating with you when your flesh does not get in the way. I have had my share of people telling me I was going to hell and I have had my times of feeling so unworthy of the love of this savior that I myself considered it a possibility but answer me this who is worthy of such mercy who is worthy of the privileges of this king no one at all I was promised hope by that cross and the greatest hope burning in me this day is to see one more glimpse of what hed show me and you can continue to condemn people to hell but what relief that god has the final say that in no ways means we sin and sin and sin and expect heaven that means that if man had the perfect answer to redemption they wouldn't have hung him on that cross in the first place would they

iNTERESTING. If Ye Tel'lth a Child, from Diaper's, that the Prophet (pnuh) said this and said that according to the ANGEL' Gabrial [pbuh] that Allah, aka G-D or Ishvara [pbu him/] THAT

IT is tantamount To "PSYCHiC-DRiVING". I.e., If Ye Tel'lth a "BiG-LIE" and say'th it over over over again or repeat it ["pbuh"] enough (the more the Better) That it Will be in brain {Embedded not only Washed). Note:

This is a Science (Psychic Driving; a TOOL that Religionists alike Use). Includes the Minaret Towers simultaneously (Daily) Blasting the "CALL TO PRAYER", over n over n over ... Morning, Afternoon, and Evening. Note again:

Such a Psycho-Drive Environment is NOt good for Kids minds so that when reach Adulthood It is Too late to Return. Cereal & Milk for kids, Yes; but Not Allah, aka G-D or Ishvara force feedings.
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NOW, Under The EKLAH't-ion or Apocalyptic-ON Faith That under "MEME TELEPATH"Y that CULTture & SECTtions are Not GENETically Inherited. Only

T-R-A-D-i-T-I-O-N! Remember Fiddlewr On The Roof's 'Tradition Song"? Then Please see 'Tradition':

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tradition

iMagine Translating 'Fiddler On The Roof" [The Classic] into ARABIC? Then

Peace will Come with Islami Ummah {maybe}.

Note: "Your Religion is my Religion lalala" is soo lame that it's also soo so Blind. O' Father/Prophet [pbuh] Hir Albert Einstein [pbuh et al]."

Remember & never Forgett: The UNIVERSE (not Church's) is OUR (Genuine) Holyi CONSTITUTION; And IT's LAW'S OF NATURE art OUR "CLAUSES" to [Forever; until our SUN imploads] Magnify, Uphold & Make Honorable. And OUR "U.S. CONSTITUTION/Clauses" art 2nd! And ALL

Chumash's/Bibles, Geeta/Gita's, Kangyurs/Tangyurs & Quran/Koran's are Last! If Any!

"Morality" is not in the Eyes of the Beholder. But SECULARANiTY will save S.pace-S.hip [NEBULAE-BUILT] Earth. aka S.S. GAIA, S.S. GEOiD, aka S.S. TELLUSng something.

Today in the U.S.A. most are more open minded and are not brought up by the theme on hell, fire, and damnation. In other parts of the world, a lot of the old closed mined thinking is still push on to the younger ones but with less success. Just look at the RCC with todays cover up of crimes that the younger people are aware of. Time changes every thing and waits for no one.