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Is Confucianism a religion?

Appendix 1.  Rules Golden and Silver –  Christian and Confucian formulations

Christians know the Golden Rule. In Matthew 7:12  and Luke 6:31 Jesus says do to others what you want them to do to you.

Christianity is not unique in having such a rule. Pretty much every culture has a variation on this. 

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      So what to do now? … Love and the good life

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      VIII.   But Isn’t Confucianism …     Tolerance and benevolence are not just for Christians

There are seven articles preceding this summary. After all those prior articles, a reader might still have questions. More detailed analysis is in the prior sections. This article should function as a quick response to questions.

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      VII.   Is Confucianism a religion?   Yes. No. Maybe.

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      VI. What is a virtue ethic? What would your mother say?

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Is Confucianism a Religion?

V. Another sidebar – Augustine, Garry Wills, MacIntyre, rights and the Church today   There is rather a lot to cover in this sidebar – government and religion, rights, failure of rights, an Augustinian view of living faithfully in difficult times. I suppose this is all done neither wisely nor too well. There are many learned volumes about any one of the topics here. Suffice it to say these are notes to myself.