OG-"Christians are so psychologically contradicted.. It's sad " I look at that statement and agree to an extent. I feel most Christians who believe in ET
( eternal punishment) contradict themselves all the time. But speaking on uniqueness i'm researching a unique branch of christianity known as UR( Universal Reconciliation) this branch tries to reconcile all the differences, at least in terms of ET VS UR. According to the bible it is by grace that people believe meaning that god came to them, it is then thier position to choose christ or not. UT believes in predermination and believes all men will follow christ. Again commenting on uniqueness i find your comparison of parts of christianity to buddism quite compelling. It is almost as if Jesus is this great Yogi, or rabbi. I have no doubt in my mind that eastern teachings influenced that part of the region as they are relatively close
