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According to the following, Japan - where christians have long been no more than (officially) 1% of the country's population - now has 6% christians. Youth are 7%.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article....RTICLE_ID=49337
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Christianity on upswing in Japan
Gallup poll: Traditional religions show decline among teens</b>
March 18, 2006
Assist News Service
LOS ANGELES, Calif. ? A poll conducted by the Gallup Organization has yielded some surprising statistics on Japanese attitudes toward religion, morality and spirituality.
<b>According to a media advisory obtained by ANS, among the findings from one of the most extensive surveys of the country ever taken was a Christian population of 6 percent, a number much higher than reported in previous surveys. </b>
Researchers were also surprised by high numbers of teens who claimed the Christian faith, while the traditionally dominant religions, Buddhism and Shintoism, though still claimed by many adults, suffered declines among teenagers. Some respondents answered that they belonged to more than one religion.
Of the 30 percent of adults surveyed who claimed to have a religion, 75 percent considered themselves Buddhists, 19 percent Shintoists, while 12 percent considered themselves to be Christians.
Researchers were especially surprised at the large number of Japanese youth who claimed the Christian faith. Of the 20 percent who professed to have a religion, 60 percent called themselves Buddhists, 36 percent Christians and followers of the traditionally dominant Japanese religion, Shinto.
(Methinks the Shintoists that consider themselves 'also christian' are duped. I suspect they are thinking like the majority of Hindus who insist that jehovallah is also a form of our God and that, seen in that light, they are also muslims and christians.
Such people are sadly easily converted. I wish Japan would beware. Else soon all their Shinto and Buddhist temples will be targeted by christos as in Korea, or up in flames again as happened historically. It seems that Japanese used to called christians "arsonists" for this: arsonist, a 'euphemism' for christians based on their usual behaviour.)
<b>Calling the numbers "stunning," George Gallup Jr. who assisted with the poll, noted of teenagers: "These projections mean that seven percent of the total teenage population say they are Christians." </b>
The poll was conducted in association with American Trademark Research and MJM Group in 2001 for use in a documentary that is expected to be released later this year.
<b>"According to the social scientists in Japan, this was the single largest study ever attempted," said Bill McKay, one of the documentary's producers and project research director. "The entire study examined preteens, teens, young adults, adults and seniors."</b>
<b>"In my 50 years of polling, there has been no study that I would consider as important as this one, because it provides insight into a fascinating culture," added Gallup. </b>
"When they saw the design of the questionnaire, Japanese experts argued that the Japanese would never answer the socially delicate and/or the highly personal questions," observed McKay. "However, it was our professional hunch that the Japanese were ready to talk and when they did they told us more than we had asked for. <b>The data is the most revealing look behind the face of Japan and shatters many WWII myths of the Japanese culture."</b>
(Psyops)
The poll also delved into popular attitudes toward a variety of subjects related to morality, spirituality and general views about life
"Most Japanese, judging by their responses to scales on happiness, are neither 'very happy,' nor 'very unhappy,' noted Gallup. "There is a degree of fatalism in their somber mood. Teen's perspectives on life tend to a sense of nihilism to an alarming degree. A note of hopelessness is found in the responses to a number of questions. And there is little evidence of eternal hope, although a considerable number do believe in some form of life after life."
On matters of morality, Gallup noted a strong relativistic streak: "Like much of the rest of the world, the Japanese tend to take relativistic views on ethical matters. There is little belief in 'absolutes,' and this is true across the all-generational groups. In the 'hierarchy of crimes,' those related to economic and family matters far outweigh those related to sexual activity."
Researchers were also surprised by teen attitudes which reflected an especially pessimistic outlook on life. While 22 percent of U.S. teens in previous Gallup surveys often wondered why they existed, the number for Japanese teens was 85 percent. Similarly, while 76 percent of U.S. teens always see a reason for their being on Earth, only 13 percent of Japanese teens agreed with the statement. A surprisingly high 11 percent of Japanese teens wished they had never been born, a figure that comes in at 3 percent for U.S. teens.
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->The final paragraphs also try to paint the picture that the Japanese are troubled by 'fatalism' and are 'searching for meaning' - no doubt, terrorists (missionaries and converts) think that christoterrorism is the solution.
Meanwhile, they don't give any evidence that people in Japan before its fast-modernisation and slide out of Shintoism suffered from any 'depression'. In fact, historically, Japanese seemed quite determined and had a strong sense of community. Therefore, who is to say what the cause (and cure) of such feelings are.
Here you go, found it. They called christians 'Kyushu' (arsonist) - just like the Old French called christians 'cretins' and the Old Germanic people called them 'bigot'. We can't call those victims of christianism 'communalists' for finding such properly descriptive terms based on their terrible experiences at the hands of christos - who even today behave the same as ever thanks solely to the bible and the nasty ideas therein.
http://freetruth.50webs.org/A4c.htm#Japan
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->In Japanese, Kyushu means both arsonist and a Christian. Its origins lie in the fact that, besides employing other means of persecution, Nihonjin Christians would burn down Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines in order to convert the Kyushu population.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd--> http://www.jesusneverexisted.com/tribes.html
'Christianizing of the Heathen â on the point of a sword'
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Resistance is Futile?
Etymological clues exist of a forlorn pagan resistance to 'conversion' â
BIGOT, meaning an obstinate and intolerant holder of particular religious opinions, arrived in English via French. It originated centuries before among Germanic/Frankish tribes of Gaul. 'Bei Gott' ('By God') mocked the exclamation frequently used by the crusading Christian missionaries who were bludgeoning the tribes into conversion.
CRETIN, a stunted or intellectually subnormal person, came into English in the 18th century from Franco-Provençal 'creitin' or 'crestin', again both ancient in origin, derived from the Old French 'chretien' and the Lombard, 'cristanei' â meaning "Christian" !<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Meanwhile, the Greeks used different words to describe the faithful:
http://www.bandoli.no/tolerance.htm via http://freetruth.50webs.org/A1.htm)
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->With pious enthusiasm the ancient pagan temples, works of art and libraries were destroyed, and trampled by rampant Christians in a frenzied religious demolition craze. Under the command of bishops and abbots Christian monks were often the most active. <b>The Greek called them "swinish black-cloths", because "they looked like men but lived like pigs".</b>
A contemporary writer tells us
"armed with clubs or stones and swords they ran to the temples, some without these weapons only with their bare hands and feet"
-- (Libanios "Pro temples" 389 AD).
As soon as they had destroyed one temple, they dashed away to the next. They toppled over walls, smashed idols, statues and art-objects and altars, and stole the temples wealth for themselves.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->They're still busy destroying others' temples. Not surprising, but everyone seems to have had the same experience at the hands of christianism.
--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo--> According to the following, Japan - where christians have long been no more than (officially) 1% of the country's population - now has 6% christians. Youth are 7%.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article....RTICLE_ID=49337
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Christianity on upswing in Japan
Gallup poll: Traditional religions show decline among teens</b>
March 18, 2006
Assist News Service
LOS ANGELES, Calif. ? A poll conducted by the Gallup Organization has yielded some surprising statistics on Japanese attitudes toward religion, morality and spirituality.
<b>According to a media advisory obtained by ANS, among the findings from one of the most extensive surveys of the country ever taken was a Christian population of 6 percent, a number much higher than reported in previous surveys. </b>
Researchers were also surprised by high numbers of teens who claimed the Christian faith, while the traditionally dominant religions, Buddhism and Shintoism, though still claimed by many adults, suffered declines among teenagers. Some respondents answered that they belonged to more than one religion.
Of the 30 percent of adults surveyed who claimed to have a religion, 75 percent considered themselves Buddhists, 19 percent Shintoists, while 12 percent considered themselves to be Christians.
Researchers were especially surprised at the large number of Japanese youth who claimed the Christian faith. Of the 20 percent who professed to have a religion, 60 percent called themselves Buddhists, 36 percent Christians and followers of the traditionally dominant Japanese religion, Shinto.
(Methinks the Shintoists that consider themselves 'also christian' are duped. I suspect they are thinking like the majority of Hindus who insist that jehovallah is also a form of our God and that, seen in that light, they are also muslims and christians.
Such people are sadly easily converted. I wish Japan would beware. Else soon all their Shinto and Buddhist temples will be targeted by christos as in Korea, or up in flames again as happened historically. It seems that Japanese used to called christians "arsonists" for this: arsonist, a 'euphemism' for christians based on their usual behaviour.)
<b>Calling the numbers "stunning," George Gallup Jr. who assisted with the poll, noted of teenagers: "These projections mean that seven percent of the total teenage population say they are Christians." </b>
The poll was conducted in association with American Trademark Research and MJM Group in 2001 for use in a documentary that is expected to be released later this year.
<b>"According to the social scientists in Japan, this was the single largest study ever attempted," said Bill McKay, one of the documentary's producers and project research director. "The entire study examined preteens, teens, young adults, adults and seniors."</b>
<b>"In my 50 years of polling, there has been no study that I would consider as important as this one, because it provides insight into a fascinating culture," added Gallup. </b>
"When they saw the design of the questionnaire, Japanese experts argued that the Japanese would never answer the socially delicate and/or the highly personal questions," observed McKay. "However, it was our professional hunch that the Japanese were ready to talk and when they did they told us more than we had asked for. <b>The data is the most revealing look behind the face of Japan and shatters many WWII myths of the Japanese culture."</b>
(Psyops)
The poll also delved into popular attitudes toward a variety of subjects related to morality, spirituality and general views about life
"Most Japanese, judging by their responses to scales on happiness, are neither 'very happy,' nor 'very unhappy,' noted Gallup. "There is a degree of fatalism in their somber mood. Teen's perspectives on life tend to a sense of nihilism to an alarming degree. A note of hopelessness is found in the responses to a number of questions. And there is little evidence of eternal hope, although a considerable number do believe in some form of life after life."
On matters of morality, Gallup noted a strong relativistic streak: "Like much of the rest of the world, the Japanese tend to take relativistic views on ethical matters. There is little belief in 'absolutes,' and this is true across the all-generational groups. In the 'hierarchy of crimes,' those related to economic and family matters far outweigh those related to sexual activity."
Researchers were also surprised by teen attitudes which reflected an especially pessimistic outlook on life. While 22 percent of U.S. teens in previous Gallup surveys often wondered why they existed, the number for Japanese teens was 85 percent. Similarly, while 76 percent of U.S. teens always see a reason for their being on Earth, only 13 percent of Japanese teens agreed with the statement. A surprisingly high 11 percent of Japanese teens wished they had never been born, a figure that comes in at 3 percent for U.S. teens.
<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->The final paragraphs also try to paint the picture that the Japanese are troubled by 'fatalism' and are 'searching for meaning' - no doubt, terrorists (missionaries and converts) think that christoterrorism is the solution.
Meanwhile, they don't give any evidence that people in Japan before its fast-modernisation and slide out of Shintoism suffered from any 'depression'. In fact, historically, Japanese seemed quite determined and had a strong sense of community. Therefore, who is to say what the cause (and cure) of such feelings are.
Here you go, found it. They called christians 'Kyushu' (arsonist) - just like the Old French called christians 'cretins' and the Old Germanic people called them 'bigot'. We can't call those victims of christianism 'communalists' for finding such properly descriptive terms based on their terrible experiences at the hands of christos - who even today behave the same as ever thanks solely to the bible and the nasty ideas therein.
http://freetruth.50webs.org/A4c.htm#Japan
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->In Japanese, Kyushu means both arsonist and a Christian. Its origins lie in the fact that, besides employing other means of persecution, Nihonjin Christians would burn down Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines in order to convert the Kyushu population.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd--> http://www.jesusneverexisted.com/tribes.html
'Christianizing of the Heathen â on the point of a sword'
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Resistance is Futile?
Etymological clues exist of a forlorn pagan resistance to 'conversion' â
BIGOT, meaning an obstinate and intolerant holder of particular religious opinions, arrived in English via French. It originated centuries before among Germanic/Frankish tribes of Gaul. 'Bei Gott' ('By God') mocked the exclamation frequently used by the crusading Christian missionaries who were bludgeoning the tribes into conversion.
CRETIN, a stunted or intellectually subnormal person, came into English in the 18th century from Franco-Provençal 'creitin' or 'crestin', again both ancient in origin, derived from the Old French 'chretien' and the Lombard, 'cristanei' â meaning "Christian" !<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Meanwhile, the Greeks used different words to describe the faithful:
http://www.bandoli.no/tolerance.htm via http://freetruth.50webs.org/A1.htm)
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->With pious enthusiasm the ancient pagan temples, works of art and libraries were destroyed, and trampled by rampant Christians in a frenzied religious demolition craze. Under the command of bishops and abbots Christian monks were often the most active. <b>The Greek called them "swinish black-cloths", because "they looked like men but lived like pigs".</b>
A contemporary writer tells us
"armed with clubs or stones and swords they ran to the temples, some without these weapons only with their bare hands and feet"
-- (Libanios "Pro temples" 389 AD).
As soon as they had destroyed one temple, they dashed away to the next. They toppled over walls, smashed idols, statues and art-objects and altars, and stole the temples wealth for themselves.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->They're still busy destroying others' temples. Not surprising, but everyone seems to have had the same experience at the hands of christianism.