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    Quote Originally Posted by StoneByStone View Post
    Do they really believe in Jesus or are they trying to convince themselves he's a god?
    hopefully you are being a smart -ass?
    This is about Chinese Christians and Asian followers of Jesus as well,

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cypress View Post
    Christianity has been in east Asia longer than 400 years ago, that is a conceit of the western Church.

    Nestorian Christians were in east Asia a thousand years ago, and either Genghis Khan or some of his sons were married to Nestorian Christian women.

    Because of the Mongol conquest, there were Nestorian Christians in China during the Yuan dynasty.

    There is no doubt though, that Christianity was never a major player in China until the last century
    'significant populace'(self sustaining community) is the metric to a "presence" ,, good info.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dukkha View Post
    hopefully you are being a smart -ass?
    This is about Chinese Christians and Asian followers of Jesus as well,
    What I said applies to them too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dukkha View Post
    awesome info.. thanks. The rest of the article link goes into how Asian Christians in general adapt the Jesus to their own cultures to make the western Jesus more acceptable to eastern eyes.
    Thanks & yes, but I don't see that here in the USA......

    Very American or westernized IMHO..... I have attended two different Chinese Christian congregations, & other than services in a different language, & a bunch of Chinese ppl there it was exactly the same as other churches I have been to..

    One is Southern Baptist....... Can't get much more AmeriKAN than that......
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bill View Post
    Thanks & yes, but I don't see that here in the USA......

    Very American or westernized IMHO..... I have attended two different Chinese Christian congregations, & other than services in a different language, & a bunch of Chinese ppl there it was exactly the same as other churches I have been to..

    One is Southern Baptist....... Can't get much more AmeriKAN than that......
    you don't see that here because this is not Asia..lol
    look at the link I provided -that gives much much info on how Asians "culturally assimilate" western Jesus

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    Quote Originally Posted by dukkha View Post
    you don't see that here because this is not Asia..lol
    look at the link I provided -that gives much much info on how Asians "culturally assimilate" western Jesus
    I read most of it..

    Just like the various forms/ practices etc of Buddhism,, Catholicism etc & the adoption & incorporation of local believes..
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bill View Post
    I read most of it..

    Just like the various forms/ practices etc of Buddhism,, Catholicism etc & the adoption & incorporation of local believes..
    yes. you got it

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