Buddhism most trusted religion in New Zealand, survey says
“Buddhism is the most trusted religion in New Zealand, while Evangelical Christians take the bottom spot, a new survey says.” - NZ Herald
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Ha.
What most Westerners admire about Buddhism is a Buddhism that exists only in their own minds.
“Aren’t Buddhists, like, really non-violent, tolerant, and accepting of people using drugs and stuff?”
^Actual question asked my by an American student once. One who, I found out later, was on drugs.
Yeah, there is that perception that Buddhism doesn’t have extremists in their camp. Just go to Sri Lanka and you have violent Buddhist extremists targeting Muslims. http://theconversation.com/violent-buddhist-extremists-are-targeting-mu…
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