Feb 26, 2023
In this week's episode, SuperLutheran and Myles discuss the present state of Christianity in the Land of ninjas, samurai, rice, and anime: Japan. We talk about the state of believers generally, how Christianity interacts with Japan as a whole, and the future and past of a Christian Japan. Emails as usual in the second half.
Are Jews the chosen people of God? No: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzHB5Caglgo
Age of Ruin: From the Ashes: https://poa.st/@Godcast/posts/ALVRT05jJfK3me3PtY
The first of what I hope to be many entries in a science fiction universe both by and for /ourguys/.
Things we talked about this episode:
Christianity in Japan: https://infogalactic.com/info/Christianity_in_Japan
An excellent short documentary on what it's like to be a Japanese Christian: https://youtu.be/ZW1Hn8DxZ9s
Nitobe Inazou: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitobe_Inaz%C5%8D
Uchimura Kanzou: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uchimura_Kanz%C5%8D
A demographic overview: https://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/japanese-culture/japanese-culture-religion
The Church of Christ in Japan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Church_of_Christ_in_Japan
The art of making dirt balls, Dorodango: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorodango
Can you polish a turd? Yes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiJ9fy1qSFI
Christianity in Pro Wrestling: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/540533-merry-christmas-top-christians-in-pro-wrestling-history
Our break music for this episode was a Japanese hymn called Under the Same Sky: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY1ckwNh6yg&list=PL7N8-ZChFapxa-MNRDiwyjviUFz7OObKz&index=22
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