99civic_love That is likely correct. Budhism is a 3000+ year old religion, as opposed to the 2000 year old religion of Christianity. Many historical scholars, not religous scholars, believe that Jesus spent about 15 years of study in a Budhist temple. This would account for the time of his life that is not otherwise documented.

Furthermore, Jesus provided us with the Budhist philosiphy of non-attachment, unconditional love and respect for all things, and the concept that everything and everyone is God. This is, in part, the path to enlightenment. Not through simple understanding, but by living it every moment of every day.

Jesus was indeed (in behavior) a great Budhist. This is, in part, what inspired my origional post. Conservative policy and behavior (I guess I should refine that to say extreme right wing conservative) opposes Christian values. However, it opposes Budhist values to even a greater extent.