"Nuclear power works, I find."
Sure, tell that to the Russian, 1984...
So what you are saying is that the en vouge Westernised facade of Buddhism, fits with your new age liberal spin. That is fine, but both the Lama and the Pope: Head traditional chairs, you cannot deny this (I never said they were the same religion you are trying to play tango with me). The Pope may well be incorrect as far as profane matters are concerned, but that is of little relevance to his higher authority. You think the Catholics are strict! Most hippies are ignorant of the conduct of Buddhists and the strict rules - as one should not even look upon the Lama! Plus, the Buddhists rejected the liberal communist doctrine and were persecuted in Tibet as a result.
"misogynistic religion"
How au current, I can hear the feminists applauding, especially when they over look the fact that Mary is held as the literal mother of God's only begotten son! It is only the fundamentalists who take the myth of Genesis ad hoc in the treatment of Eve and the fall... And you have to admit that abortion is more commonly used as an excuse by the wicked boyfriend or ignorant parents, as most teenage girls would prefer to have their babies, rather than terminate them.
"Buddhism is a lot less interpersonal of a religion than Catholicism - It isn't out to mark anything as a "sin," and it's a lot more in line with self-enlightenment, which is typically regarded as a new-age, "liberal" value. I'll confess to not knowing nearly as much about the history of Buddhism as I do about the history of Christianity - It's something I intend to look into, but not until I'm finished understanding the history of Christianity more fully."
Salvation/Enlightenment is achieved in Catholicism and Buddhism by questioning self imperfections, via prayer and meditation, respectively and these issues are certainly not "new-age". "New-age" is proliferation of the self, the ego and the rejection of the divine realm; this does not sound like Buddhism to me.
P.S. Just as an aside, are you a member of a church? I noticed your reference to "Your own personal Jesus" unless you just like the music of Depeche Mode a lot...
