Religious twits

Religion professor/prolific author Stephen Prothero is tweeting the world’s great religions, boiling them down to 140 characters. Or, as he says, “wiping out religious illiteracy 140 characters at a time,” which seems like slow-going, but to each his own. Some e.g.’s: “Buddhism140: Life=suffering. Clinging=the disease. Nirvana=the cure. Path=let go(d), be good/wise/mindful. Buddha=dried shit. Wake up! […]

Religion professor/prolific author Stephen Prothero is tweeting the world’s great religions, boiling them down to 140 characters. Or, as he says, “wiping out religious illiteracy 140 characters at a time,” which seems like slow-going, but to each his own.

Some e.g.’s: “Buddhism140: Life=suffering. Clinging=the disease. Nirvana=the cure. Path=let go(d), be good/wise/mindful. Buddha=dried shit. Wake up! Ahh!”

“Islam 140: Allah told Gabriel told the prophet Muhammad (PBUH): Just 1 God, pray to Him 5x day, give alms, fast, hajj to Mecca. Submit! Ahh!”


“Xianity140: Adam&Eve hungry so we=sinners. JC died&rose so we=saved. Is God3in1/Bible true/Kingdom coming/Pope Catholic? Believe/Love! Ahh!”

“Judaism140: 1 God, 1 chosen people. Do the Law (all 613), tell the story (Egypt to Zion, exile to return), repair the world. 2010 in 97500!”

See this Boston University today article for more background and some decodification (Prothero teaches there.)

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