Quote Originally Posted by Michael Joseph View Post
In fact I would say that Buddists are closer to following Jesus CHRIST than modern day Christianity.
While I somewhat agree with your fundamental premise regarding those who practice "modern day Christianity", I find your comments a bit overstated and harsh.

Yes, the modern day "Church" overwhelmingly does not get past "Sunday School Milk", but at least they believe in the Creator/Creation paradigm and that said Creator took on flesh and came into the world to redeem us and have a personal relationship with His creation.

I would hardly consider the Buddhists to be closer followers of Jesus The Christ simply because they are better at meditation. On what do they meditate? For the most part, they meditate on reaching Nirvana which is the ultimate state of being; a belief that there is no Creator/Creation hierarchy and that All is One. In other words, Buddhists do NOT believe in our Father in Heaven who will ALWAYS be greater/higher than His Creation.