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Article: Christian centers wrestle with how faithful should live: Francis Schaeffer's L'Abri spreads out.(Culture, Et Cetera)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- August 6, 1999
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GREENSBORO, N.C. - Ryan Hamilton, a youngish man with long sideburns and an informal mien, was trying to explain to a roomful of evangelical Christians why they should be concerned about Buddhism.
"A logical argument is not the best way to start with them," he said. "Simply getting into arguments gets you nowhere in the Buddhist frame."
Flashing a slide of the Buddha on an overhead projector, he said Generation Xers are especially attracted to the religion because of its non-hierarchical, tolerant and experiential nature. There are about 565,000 practicing Buddhists in the United States.
"Christianity is seeking the transformation of ...
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