The context is that I am at a connection through conflict weekend training, very good program that has worked in the Middle East and has a branch here working with primarily young women in communities. Yes, real social justice type of lens, and really excited that it is not just white middle class women. Only one man however.
One exercise was to have many words where we wrote down our first response and then collected all of those words and then worked with those assumptions and emotional responses. What I noticed was that Buddhist wasn't one of the religions and Asian was not one of the race/colors. It just made me wonder if anyone has any issues with Buddhism really? There is so much conflict right now around 3 religions, Christianity, Judaism and Islam, but Hindu and Buddhist outside of Asia seems pretty benign. I have had a couple people over the years who have very strong negative feelings, one forbid me to talk any further to her husband who was curious about Buddhism, from people who identified themselves as Christian. Still overall curiosity and positive responses.
This is probably a more diverse group personally and politically than I operate in for the rest of my life so I am just curious,