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Chester · Longtime Member Joined: 18 Oct 2003 Posts: 2194

Oh, Brother …
Posted on January 3, 2010 by dakinikat

This has to rate up there with one of the biggest displays of ignorance by a pundit/journalist I’ve read in some time. Of course, it happened on Faux News, and of course, its bias shows their bias in general. It’s a biggie from Brent Hume about Tiger Woods’ serial infidelity. I guess if Hume was a Republican office holder he might have a special insider view on serial infidelity, but instead he said something that is so laughable that I have to wonder if he’s every really looked at any other religions.

I grabbed this off of “the raw story” which oddly just listed a bunch of celebrity Buddhists as some kind of justification for Tiger’s Buddhism.

wildbill · Joined: 25 Dec 2009 Posts: 257

by what provision does a buddist aquire forgiveness and atonement ?

stix · Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 5:01 pm Post subject:

I would suggest that this link is wrongly posted in this religion forum.

And that is because Buddhists as individuals believe that “forgiveness of sin” is an absurdity. Stated in a less provocative way, “sin” is a nonexistent concept to Buddhists, and therefore “forgiveness of sin” is a non sequitur. This is not in theological conflict with anything Hume said.

Furthermore, the public redemption of Woods will almost entirely depend on non- Buddhists who do think what he did (to his wife and children) was a sin, and whose forgiveness will be required for him to recover his original stature. This too is in not in conflict with the political opinion that Hume posed.

If Hume erred at all, it was when he suggested Woods should convert to Christianity to foster better feelings about himself. To the contrary, if Woods is a true Buddhist believer, he will not be seeking personal redemption, but will be pursuing good works to assuage the negative assault he has made to his Karma…
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Chester · Longtime Member Joined: 18 Oct 2003 Posts: 2194

stix · Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 9:58 pm Post subject:

wildbill · Joined: 25 Dec 2009 Posts: 257

....... would someone please point to the 'laughable' part ?

Chester · Longtime Member Joined: 18 Oct 2003 Posts: 2194

the laughable part is Hume imploring Tiger to convert as his only chance at seeking forgiveness and at offering an example to the world. the video is embedded in the link at the top of the page.

i think it's also naive on his part to equate forgiveness and reconciliation. the sum total of his actions and the nature of his profession has probably made it impossible for him to be trusted by his wife again imo.

stix · Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 6:40 am Post subject:

RestonResident · Longtime Member Joined: 12 Nov 2006 Posts: 1266

I hope he converts to judaism. We can hang out at a deli. I can probablyt get him 10% off on pastrami sandwiches if he comes over to us.

wildbill · Joined: 25 Dec 2009 Posts: 257

a quick 're-scan' of the Hume comment did not reveal the word "only" ...

Chester,
...was the addition of the word, "only" - an attempt to flavor Hume's comment as being more restrictive and intolerant than what he ( Hume ) may have intended ? I could only locate, at best, a mild comparison between Christianity and Buddhism... Actually, It struck me more so, that Hume may have had some degree of concern for the valley that Tiger has now found himself in. That's of course, only a weak hunch on my part.

Regarding the reconcilliation part, there have been numerous episodes where Christians have successfully forgiven such behavior - and even worse [ recalling a few instances whereby murderers have been contacted in prison and notified of having been forgiven by the victim's surviving family members.] To scoff at such a notion just may indicate a need on your own part to truly explore those concepts held dear by those whose beliefs differ from your own... not necessarily to adopt them, but to at least better understand them.