"Reincarnation Meant My Loved Ones Would Cease to Exist."

Source: Joanna Begle's article in the Damascus road section of "This Rock," October, 2005.

"[English University Professor] Paul Williams was a leading member of the local Buddhist community for twenty years.

"He helped build a Buddhist center for study and meditation and raised funds for Buddhist projects.

"Then, five years ago, he became a Catholic.

"He still teaches Buddhism and is a leading member of the academic community, sharing [his] knowledge of Sanskrit and other languages.

"But he i snow a practicing Catholic.

"He has found the truth and intends to live by it.

"Williams' book, The Unexpected Way (Continuum, 2000), has attracted widespread attention.

"As I settle down to hear his story, I learn that he just returned from a conference at a Catholic [heh, heh!] monastery in Germany, where speakers denounced the book for saying that it is impossible to be both a Buddhist and a Christian."

As Professor Williams put it:

"These wishy - washy attempts to dialogue -- pretending that two things are compatible when they aren't -- worry me.

"If people say you can be both Christian and Buddhist, they are not making real choices and taking responsibility for them.

"They are fudging..."

Yep! Another good read !!