soc.culture.china

It does not mean all old customs are no
good !
Only idiot like you throw away whatever
is old, good or bad !

kewkahfattsingapore@ wrote:
> How can Chinese progress if you idiot following old customs !
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> On Sep 5, 2:22 pm, "abianc...@ "
> wrote:
>> Pay respect to Confucius at Confucius temple is like pay respect to
>> Lincoln at Lincoln Memorial Hall or put flowers to memorial monument.
>> It's not pagan activity!!!
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>> On Sep 5, 2:18 am, kewkahfattsingap...@ wrote:
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>>> Bow in respect to a living soul not dead wood. Bow to your living
>>> parents not bow to their bodies in coffin.
>>> Can observe a minute silence for respect to a person, but bowing to
>>> his image is still pagan, like bowing to Buddha statues, idols,
>>> ancestors etc.
>>> I am talking about the highest level of spiritualism.
>>> On Sep 5, 2:09 pm, "abianc...@ "
>>> wrote:
>>>> In Taiwan, we do both. Pay respect to Confucius at Confucius temple
>>>> is like pay respect to Lincoln at Lincoln Memorial Hall. It's not
>>>> pagan activity!!!
>>>> On Sep 5, 1:56 am, kewkahfattsingap...@ wrote:
>>>>> As long as you bow to the dead, this is pagan activity, whether to
>>>>> grave, tablet or picture.
>>>>> The greatest respect is to study his scriptures or books.
>>>>> On Sep 5, 12:47 pm, "abianc...@ "
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> Dont be stupid. It's not praying but pay respect. Chinese do not
>>>>>> treat Confucianism as religion or Confucius as god.
>>>>>> On Sep 4, 9:31 pm, kewkahfattsingap...@ wrote:
>>>>>>> This is stupid practice still done by Chinese. Chinese do not sudy the
>>>>>>> scriptures well but like to follow this pagan activity.
>>>>>>> Praying to the dead is stupidity. Building temples for honourable
>>>>>>> people is stupid practice or pagan activity.
>>>>>>> Actual Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism do not have these. But
>>>>>>> because of the common practice then in the past, sages still had to
>>>>>>> follow or they will be branded a mad wizard and will be burned to
>>>>>>> death.
>>>>>>> Do you think Lao Tzu and Confucius plus others want to die on the
>>>>>>> burning pyre ?
>>>>>>> On Sep 5, 5:21 am, abian_c...@ wrote:
>>>>>>>> A ceremony held yesterday to pay respect to Confucius at Confucius
>>>>>>>> Temple in Taipei with Chinese students and also foreign students from
>>>>>>>> Taipei European School in Taipei. Confucianism is alive and well in
>>>>>>>> Taiwan and PRC government also brought Confucianism back to China.
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