I know it sounds cute, but Asian Christians give me the creeps!


http://www.latimes.com/news/printedi...,6544679.story

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

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.