If you want to judge buddhism by its virtues, then actually just it's virtues, not the virtues carried out by those who follow it. George Bush is a christian, that doesn't mean that's christianity.

in regards to one of the posts higher up, buddhism has nothing to do with any rigid doctrine that makes you think as your told. It's a philosophy that deliveres what it promises, nothing more. The more one adheres to these practices, the more they will get from them. And Buddha himself encouraged us to question everything, including his own teachings, and keep everything open for debate. There's no smoke and mirrors to hide behind, no grandiose claims of supernatural beings, just the means by which a person can attain an enlightened state of mind, and end their own suffering, as well as gaining the knowledge to ending others suffering.

To the original poster, I don't even know how you consider the buddhist philosophy one of "laziness". A person who adheres to the Buddha's teachings would abstain from meat, harm no creature or person, learn to attain the extinction of craving and passions (which means consuming, acting, and living only in ways that are for the purpose of maintaining/increasing good health), make every effort to learn compassion for all people and conscious life (which includes enemies and those who wronged you), abstain from idle and purposeless banter, abstain from cursing, and meditate daily for 4 hours (after working up to there) for the purpose of achieving exinction of self, extinction of craving and aversion, to seek mental clarity in its highest form, to learn compassion at its deepest levels, or to contemplate with the deepest possible insight. If you think this is a philosophy of laziness and ease, you've obviously never tried buddhism.