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15-06-2006, 09:52 PM
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I know it sounds cute, but Asian Christians give me the creeps! http://www.latimes.com/news/printedi...,6544679.story 
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16-06-2006, 01:04 AM
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RichAsianKid wrote: As a side point it seems to me that "Protestants"/"Anglicans" rank higher than "Catholics" which in turn rank higher than other Eastern religions (e.g. Buddhism) in terms of respectability in some parts of the Far East, notably Hong Kong. Probably this correlates with the socioeconomic gradient that goes along with these religions, along with the ethnicity of those who practice them. Thus it's not impossible that changing your religion may land kids in a more prestigious private school, and upgrading your religion is like upgrading your car - the cachet may be important not just for 'face' and for real societal access. NYC XYZ wrote: I know it sounds cute, but Asian Christians give me the creeps! http://www.latimes.com/news/printedi...,6544679.story And yet ALL religions are cross-cultural Jesus was a Jew... Buddha was a Hindu from India.... But you do not have to be Jewish or Indian to follow these respective faiths. In fact, because Buddhism is non-theistic, you can be a Christian/Buddhist
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17-06-2006, 05:23 AM
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Hulei boy wrote: RichAsianKid wrote: As a side point it seems to me that "Protestants"/"Anglicans" rank higher than "Catholics" which in turn rank higher than other Eastern religions (e.g. Buddhism) in terms of respectability in some parts of the Far East, notably Hong Kong. Probably this correlates with the socioeconomic gradient that goes along with these religions, along with the ethnicity of those who practice them. Thus it's not impossible that changing your religion may land kids in a more prestigious private school, and upgrading your religion is like upgrading your car - the cachet may be important not just for 'face' and for real societal access. NYC XYZ wrote: I know it sounds cute, but Asian Christians give me the creeps! http://www.latimes.com/news/printedi...,6544679.story And yet ALL religions are cross-cultural Jesus was a Jew... Buddha was a Hindu from India.... But you do not have to be Jewish or Indian to follow these respective faiths. In fact, because Buddhism is non-theistic, you can be a Christian/Buddhist Hey I was referring to how so many in the Far East swell their congregation based on social, economic, and peer pressure vs the origins of their religion.
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