Yeah I get that and understand but it wasn't the question Com. How can my perception of certain teachings be so different to theirs?
Tbh mate nobody owns any faith, and the irony is anyone who thinks themselves to be a Buddhist but says you can't be one surely is contradicting that very faith? I have a great deal of respect for the faith itself, especially the central tenet of meditation - both spiritually and mentally it's extremely powerful. It can be laughed off but I've known plenty who've tried it and been impressed by how effective it is, including myself. That's not to say I respect all Buddhists. I've come across some right hypocritical ****s, but that's true of every faith so I don't let that influence my opinion of the faith itself.
I personally don't know of one but this is my question mate. People percieveably twist things by design or otherwise to their own ends. I was genuinely asking id others had felt the same?