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Jan 29 2014 17 Comments

Japanese religious madness?

Japanese religious madness

Categorized: Photography, Religion

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  1. Julien says

    1/29/2014 at 10:03 am

    That’s… weird, to say the least.
    The woman in front is pretty much normal, but what are these two… “creatures ?” behind her ?

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    • Lee says

      1/29/2014 at 7:01 pm

      Well, relatively normal apart from the huge placard she is holding!

      But yeah, I know what you mean. The mystery to me was who pitched up first. The woman or the creatures?

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  2. Frank says

    1/29/2014 at 10:12 am

    By the looks of it, Hello Kitty has been a very, very naughty girl.

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    • Lee says

      1/29/2014 at 7:02 pm

      Haha, very naughty indeed!

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  3. Hans ter Horst says

    1/29/2014 at 7:27 pm

    I don’t think there is a Psalm 1024 (32 squared) , could she be the *devil* trying to lead us astray? 🙂
    Weird, I really would stick with Buddhism (and to a lesser degree with nationalistic Shinto) if I were Japanese 🙂

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    • Lee says

      1/29/2014 at 10:26 pm

      Must be a new one, although your other option sounds more interesting!

      Yeah, I personally always find it a bit odd to speak to Japanese Christians. And even more so to see ones as committed as this…

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      • Hans ter Horst says

        1/30/2014 at 2:50 am

        A friend of a friend is from a Nagasaki family that has been secretly catholic since the time the Portuguese were kicked out of Japan in the second half of the 16th century. Quite interesting to talk with her and a bit sad too as she remained single as this is a very tightly knit group of people who don’t marry outside the group. He parents wouldn’t have allowed it.

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        • Lee says

          1/30/2014 at 10:59 am

          Interesting stuff. I’ve read a bit about those communities. Incredible to think of the sacrificices they made. And how their beliefs have evolved (probably the wrong word!) seperately from mainstream religion.

          But really sad to hear that they are still making sacrifices…

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      • Jeffrey says

        1/30/2014 at 5:56 am

        Agreed. Christianity outside of Europe (and Europeans), interestingly never really a force in the Levant, is just as weird but more widespread, surprisingly, than Islam outside of the Arabian peninsula.

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  4. john says

    1/29/2014 at 8:51 pm

    A whole Kb of Psalms…or more, and it must be a sign that 1024 is the one quoted! Binary be praised and remember your wingnuts!
    That cat does have a rather red face.

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    • Lee says

      1/29/2014 at 10:28 pm

      It does. Maybe it’s red with rage at the thought of all those Psalms to plough through!

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  5. Jeffrey says

    1/30/2014 at 5:52 am

    Truly a WTF tableau.

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    • Lee says

      1/30/2014 at 10:59 am

      It is that!

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  6. Lance Reid says

    1/30/2014 at 7:20 am

    Google is your friend.
    Psalm 32: 1
    http://www.biblestudytools.com/asv/psalms/32-1.html

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    • Lee says

      1/30/2014 at 10:59 am

      The answers are always there!

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  7. MrSatyre says

    1/31/2014 at 5:49 am

    I use bleach and Brillo pads to cleanse myself of my sins. Then I sacrifice a Hello Kitty to the pagan god of your choice.

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    • Lee says

      2/1/2014 at 11:00 am

      Not convinced about the bleach and Brillo, but I do like the Hello Kitty idea!

      Reply

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