Comments by "alukuhito" (@alukuhito) on "Why She Stays Christian [ENG CC]" video.
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The Japanese Christians I've met have always been weird. Usually it's women who just want a western-style life, so they get a foreign boyfriend that happens to be Christian, and then they take the traditional role of being subordinate to their husband, so take on their husband's beliefs. I think that of the type of Japanese people that go to a Christian church, a lot of them are there just because they like all things Western. They think about the things and people they really like, then discover that most of them are Western, so they think, "Well, the religion that informs these amazing people is Christianity, so there must be something better than Buddhism in that religion. It doesn't hurt to check it out." I think it's a real shame that Japan didn't import Hinduism back in the day, instead of Buddhism. Buddhism has great things about it, but it's sort of a bastardization of Hinduism, where the real gold is. It's also a shame that people don't investigate Buddhism more instead of just treating it like some cultural thing, ignoring the good it has to offer. I think like most religions though, the average Japanese person's attitude towards Buddhism is similar to the average Westerner's about Christianity. It's more of a cultural thing, and not something you actually dive into to find its treasures. Most Christians wouldn't recognize Christ if he slapped them in the face.
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