I recall reading that a survey of religious affiliation in Japan
revealed that *over* 100% of the respondents claim membership in a
religion. :-o
ScottGee1
On 10/27/05, Andrew Dacey <adacey@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On 10/25/05, Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks. I just took their word that they were Buddha houses and
> > assumed I did not know very much about Buddhism.
>
> Yeah it's a bit confusing. There's a big mix of Buddhist and Annimist
> (spirit worship) beliefs in parts of Asia. Makes for a really
> interesting mix of beliefs.
>
> Sometimes it can be really positive. For instance, in parts of Laos
> there are "haunted forests" and these areas don't get cut down. A
> friend of mine visited one forest which is haunted by 100 year old
> electric snakes.
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