Comments by "" (@earlysda) on "Do Japanese Believe in God?" video.

  1. その意見は合っています。
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  2.  @ashwinbhagat384  ashwin, Japanese don't hate Buddhism. In fact, when asked what their religion is, more Japanese will say "Buddhist" than any other religion. . Japanese Buddhism has a god, which is quite different from Indian Buddhism (I think). Buddhism in Japan is associated with funerals, so has a dark image. . But Buddhism in Japan is mixed in with Shinto so much, that sometimes it is really hard even for Japanese to tell the difference. I still remember a conversation I heard among 4 elderly ladies recently discussing a place they weren't sure if it was a temple or a shrine!
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  3. Jesus spoke the sun, moon, stars, and everything in this world into existence in 6 days, and rested the 7th.
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  4.  @small_fries7573  small, you will be called "least" in the kingdom of heaven if you don't repent and show your love for Jesus by keeping his commandments.
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  5. This was very interesting, Takashi. The young man in the white sweatshirt looks and acts "light", but speaks more truth than all the rest put together. The poor elderly lady who has gone thru most of her life not understanding anything about this topic - so sad for her.
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  6. Sadly, nearly all Japanese follow the religion called "Evolution".
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  7.  @usersrt46  usersrt 分からない。教えて。
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  8. Almost no one in Japan believes in any of the Shinto "gods". The whole story of how they supposedly made Japan is ridiculous.
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  9.  @saddha1  saddha, Buddha is turning to dust. Jesus Christ is in heaven, getting ready to return to earth soon surrounded by millions of shining angels to judge us all for how we've lived these lives he has so lovingly created for us.
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  10.  @baotruc236  bao, Do you claim to be Atheist?
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  11.  @baotruc236  bao, Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. . Exodus 20:8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: 10 But the seventh day [is] the sabbath of the LORD thy God: [in it] thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that [is] within thy gates: 11 For [in] six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them [is], and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. . John 14:6 Jesus replied, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. . Please repent, and follow your Creator - Jesus Christ.
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  12.  @ashwinbhagat384  ashwin, the Japanese people are NOT adopting the Muslim religion in any numbers. This video is not correct. . There are 124 million Japanese people, and while there estimates from around 100 - 200 thousand Muslims in Japan, nearly all of them are of foreign origin. There are probably less than 10,000 Japanese Muslims, and probably most of them are women who married Muslim men. . So this video is wildly incorrect. If you want to know more about religion in Japan, let me know.
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  13. Amen! Where are the laborers to come over here to Japan and show what real Christianity is?
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  14. wild, Your "cause and effect" example is in error. I remember being in Japan in the 1980s, asking why there was razor wire with broken glass on tops of the outer walls. They told me that for a few years after the war, every day Japanese would try to break in and steal stuff . Some Christian principles have taken deep root in Japan, such as the idea that we are not born into some kind of caste system. That is still fought by some people in Japan, but in general, except for the emperor, most everybody believes in that now.
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  15.  @Kayaba811  zack, please stop lying. I know Muhammad says it's OK to lie, but please don't.
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  16. all, you do realize that the foundations of the Shinto religion is what helped drive Japan into WWII, don't you?
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  17. 何で多くの日本人は一つの絶対神を信じたがらないんですか。
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  18.  @beruo1  日本人の１％未満しか絶対神を信じない。 なんでやろう？
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  19.  @DOA011970  DOA, your comment is very, very true!
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  20. tony went to one church on Sunday in a metropolitan area of 33 million people, and that church was full, so he is "shocked" by how many people he saw there. . That's odd.
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  21.  @normicikida3844  norm, you are denigrating the Qur'an AND the Bible: Sura 3:3 He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel. . So what does the Torah and the Gospel say about Jesus? Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. . John 8:58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. . We see the Torah calls Jesus "The mighty God", and in the Gospel Jesus says of himself: "I AM". . Instead of remaining a disbeliever, why not repent, call on your Creator - Jesus Christ, and enjoy his cleansing of your sins and your name written in the Lamb's Book of Life?
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  22.  @emperorinmu4199  emperorinmu, その印象はあるかもしれませんが、実はあまり知られてないところでキリスト教が日本社会を大きく変えたよね。 例： 皆平等 皆教育義務 皆自由 などなど。
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  23.  @Amins88  Amin,その見解は間違っています。キリスト教の教えがいろんなところで日本社会を大きく変えた。皆平等とか。
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  24.  @loulouraharjo9799  lou, sadly, it is not. Basically, if present trends continue, the next 10 years will see about a halving of the already miniscule 0.8% of Christianity in Japan, except among the foreigners who live here. . We need to work and pray that the Holy Spirit will start pricking hearts!
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  25. yuu, it is very difficult to become a Christian in Japan, as suddenly you become an "outsider" to most of your former circle of friends.
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  26. user-xu6, 「近代」。WWIIはもう「古代」か。
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  27.  @blume0121  blume, your talk about your "past life" is fantasy.
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  28.  @solenstyle  solen, no one is "good", so your analogy breaks down from the start.
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  29. Jay,　 Sorry to hear you don't currently value your soul like your Creator, Jesus Christ does.
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  30. Jesus Christ spoke this world, sun, moon, and stars into existence in 6 days, and rested the 7th.
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  31.  @martin96991  martin, your knowledge of the spread of Christianity is lacking in truthfulness.
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  32.  @kristinesharp6286  kristine speaks observed facts. God bless you.
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  33.  @usersrt46  users、本当は逆です。キリストは言っただけでこの地球、太陽、星などを創ったのよ。もうすぐ戻ってくる。イエス様を信じて、従った人は皆永遠の命をもらう。 永遠の命をもらいたいでしょう？
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  34.  @Kreosky  Kreosky, the general view seems to be that Buddhism is intertwined with Shinto in many ways, so as to be almost indistinguishable except by name and architecture, but the main view is that Buddhism takes care of funerals, and is the main way one pays respects to ancestors, by going to Buddhist graves, having a Buddhist altar, calling on Buddhist priests to come to your house and chant some sutras once in a while etc. . The Japanese Buddhism admits there is a God/Gods, which, of course, if very different from most other sects/branches of Buddhism. . Buddhism came to Japan from the Chinese in the 600s it is said, so is a foundational part of Japanese culture, with many important historical events and important cultural properties being in temples or connected closely with them. . But other than taking care of funerals, I don't see young people having anything to do with it, and many temples and shrines have closed within the last few years because of the population collapse. . Oh, one more thing, Buddhism has a strong sense of aceticism, which is another turn-off for many young people, but an attraction for those in middle and elder years who see the follies of this world. . As a Christian, I've heard several stories of people who said they were Buddhist, but it never really made sense to them, other than paying respects to their ancestors.
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