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minus-squarepthaloblue@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down2·1 year agoIt’s not that they’re not religious. They just don’t pick only one. As they say, “Born Shinto, married Christian, die Buddhist”
minus-squaremeyotch@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoI had a Japanese boss tell me the state religion of Japan is “being Japanese”. That struck me as being so very true during my few months living there.
minus-squareStovetoplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoIt’s a very regimented culture, isn’t it? Everything guided by ceremony and tradition, you’d think half of it was religious in nature.
It’s not that they’re not religious. They just don’t pick only one. As they say, “Born Shinto, married Christian, die Buddhist”
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I had a Japanese boss tell me the state religion of Japan is “being Japanese”. That struck me as being so very true during my few months living there.
It’s a very regimented culture, isn’t it? Everything guided by ceremony and tradition, you’d think half of it was religious in nature.