《拉玛、邪教和宗教》

我认为，Neon Hum Media的播客「I am Rama」对揭开有争议的古鲁弗雷德里克·伦兹（自称“拉玛”）周围的一些谜团做了一个平衡的工作。
在拉玛告诉她她不再是他的学生后不久，我高中时的爱人自杀了。
具有讽刺意味的是，弗雷德里克-伦兹也于1998年4月自杀身亡。
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伊斯兰教不是作为一种和平的宗教和顺从真主意志的道路开始的吗？
而不是攻击其他观点或发布方便的法特瓦来进行抢劫和杀戮吗？

锡克教的创立不就是为了激励有志之士，
而不是为那些想传教的人制造社会分裂或工作机会吗？

也许我是个异端，
但信仰难道不是一个动词，而不是名词吗？

此外，所有美好的事物最终不都会变异为对其最初愿望的模仿吗？

安雅：（摇头） 这个家伙不是处于危险的意识形态基础吗?

德瓦尼：（笑）不是所有的想法都有潜在危险吗？
这个世界上真的有 “安全地带 ”吗？

卡洛斯：的确如此。而且，几乎所有的信仰都有许多流派。
信仰的多样性令人惊叹。

布莱斯：（啜饮冷卡布奇诺） 人类的愚蠢也是如此:傻瓜有很多种。

RAMA, CULTS, AND RELIGIONS

In my view, the podcast "I am Rama" by Neon Hum Media does a balanced job of unraveling some of the engimas surrounding Frederick Lenz, a controversial guru that called himself "Rama."
After shortly after Rama told her she was no longer a student of his, my high school love killed herself.
And it seems curiously ironic that Frederick Lenz also took his own life on April 12, 1998.

IN STANDARD ENGLISH:

Didn't Islam start as a religion of peace and a path to surrender to Allah's Will,
not to attack alternative views or issuing convenient fatwahs to loot and kill?

Didn't the Sikh way inspire spiritual seekers,
not a way to create hierarchies or create jobs for those who wishing to preach?

Perhaps I am heretic. However, we should think to think of religion as a verb, not a noun.
Moreover, doesn't everything eventually become a parody of its original aim?
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Anya: (shaking her head) Isn't this dude on dangerous ideological ground?

Devani: (laughing) Aren't all thoughts potentially dangerous?
Is there actually any "safe ground" in this world?

Carlos: Moreover, in nearly all faiths there are so many streams.
The diversity of belief is amazing.

Brice: (sipping a cold cappuccino) The same is true for human stupidity: there are many types of fools.

IN ORIGINAL MUTANT ANGLISH:

Izzlum starghted az a religion ah peace
ta surrender ta Allah's Will -
not attack udder views
err issuin' fatwahs ta loot & kill.

The Sikh Way wuz inspired fa thuse who seek
not ta introduce hierarchies
err kreate jobs fer those wishin ta preach.

Call me a heretic if ya will
but faith's a verb, nut a noun
& don't all thangs eventually bekum parodies
of dere original asspitatoonz?