"The extent to which he can recover seems to me depends on his faith," said Hume. "He is said to be a Buddhist. I don't think that faith offers the kind of redemption and forgiveness offered by the Christian faith. My message to Tiger is, 'Tiger turn to the Christian faith and you can make a total recovery and be a great example to the world."
Hmmm...I wonder what religion this guy was. Or this guy. Or this one. Or this one. Or this one. Or this one. Or this one. Or this one. Or this one. Or this one.
The worst thing about "Christianity" -- and I mean the worst thing -- is the sanctimonious attitude that the concept of forgiveness means pretty much anything goes. It's like a theological get out of jail free card. I don't actually know what religion Tiger Woods ascribes to. Last I heard he was "cablinasian." As far as I can recall I've never heard the topic discussed, though his wikipedia page does cite a belief in Buddhism.
Well...whatever. If it's true that he's a Buddhist then he had to know karma was going to bite him in the ass sooner or later...unlike the jerks listed above and the thousands of others like them. The way they see it, apparently, Christianity offers carte blanche for bad behavior.
The concept of forgiveness and redemption offers little comfort to wives and altar boys.
The worst thing about "Christianity" -- and I mean the worst thing -- is the sanctimonious attitude that the concept of forgiveness means pretty much anything goes. It's like a theological get out of jail free card. I don't actually know what religion Tiger Woods ascribes to. Last I heard he was "cablinasian." As far as I can recall I've never heard the topic discussed, though his wikipedia page does cite a belief in Buddhism.
Well...whatever. If it's true that he's a Buddhist then he had to know karma was going to bite him in the ass sooner or later...unlike the jerks listed above and the thousands of others like them. The way they see it, apparently, Christianity offers carte blanche for bad behavior.
The concept of forgiveness and redemption offers little comfort to wives and altar boys.
Karma is a Hindu concept, Buddhists are into enlightenment. Of course, you can feel free to mix the two as simply 'Eastern' and if you believe all the religions roll into one and connect then perhaps that would work as well.
ReplyDeleteI am not a Brit Hume fan, know very little, and proselytizing Tiger Woods is an interesting proposal for resolution, but whether Hume means 'the Christian faith' or Christ himself makes a big difference.
It is the difference between Christendom and Christianity, between profession and possession, between religion and reality. We don't need more people joining religions but we do need more people securing real hope.