Gandhi's Christlike behavior

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Greg, Nancy, and James Todd wrote:

> 

> <snip>

> >> [John Hamilton]

> >> You're assuming that a question about 'Western civilization' is a question

> >> about 'Christianity'?

> >

> >CLAIRE

> >No, but I am assuming that Gandhi's criticism of "Western civilization"

> >(or lack thereof) was not a criticism of Christianity, even though

> >Christianity was the principal faith tradition of Western civilization.

> >The fact that his grandson proudly repeated the "Christlike" quote makes

> >me think that Gandhi admired Christ's behavior, even though Gandhi was a

> >Hindu.

> >

> >If Gandhi admired some ideals of Christianity (i.e., those ideals

> >modeled on Christ's behavior),

> 

> NANCY

> Like forbidding his followers from burying their dead fathers? Like causing

> a herd of swine to plunge over a cliff to drown? Like instituting symbolic

> cannibalism? Like condoning slavery? Like telling the poor to accept their

> lot? Like fashioning whips out of cords and beating money-lenders,

> overturning their tables? Like telling his followers that they must *hate*

> their families?

> 

> Nancy Todd

> todds@pa.net


CLAIRE
Nancy, it's up to you whether you wish to hate Mahatma Gandhi because of
his apparent admiration of Jesus Christ. I didn't make this up.

~Claire O'Connor

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