Another off-topic post (perhaps I’m doing too many personal ones these days), but I felt the need to write. And so, here’s how Alexandra Wallace got it wrong, point by point (without nitpicking grammar).
Yuki-Anne, a guest blogger here on Beneath the Tangles, is a missionary in Japan (read her previous entry here). She was there last week when the devastating earthquakes struck the country. So there I was, clinging to the door frame, praying, “God, please make it stop, please protect us, please make it stop, please protect… Read More Yuki-Anne in Japan: Only Hope
#prayforjapan Oh, the ire this hashtag has caused! Atheists jumping on believers for praying to a god they don’t believe exists when money is what is needed; Christians angrily defending their God when there are people dying from this powerful earthquake and the ensuing tsunami. Whatever we believe about God and about prayer, the fact… Read More #prayforjapan…then #givetojapan
With such a large percentage of the Japanese population identifying themselves as Buddhist, it’s not surprise to find Buddhist terminology, themes, and religious practices in anime and manga. These ideas sometimes go over our heads, even for those of us who have basic knowledge of the religion. But if we learn a little bit about… Read More Spirituality in the Anime Blogosphere: Buddhism in Anime
When I was in college, a friend invited me to her apartment for tea. I had always admired her faith, and we naturally began to talk about that topic. At one point, she mentioned that she was at a point in her faith in which she was unafraid to be martyred for her beliefs; but she… Read More Review: Silence by Shusaku Endo
And now we’re grown-up orphans That never knew their names We don’t belong to no one That’s a shame But you could hide beside me Maybe for a while And I won’t tell no one your name And I won’t tell ’em your name When my wife was pregnant with our first child, we flipped… Read More Orphans That Never Knew Their Names: Haibane Renmei and the Power of Names
CNNGo reported today about the Ryohoji Temple in Hachioji, which has become an anime temple. That’s right: anime temple, complete with a theme song, anime character, monks praying to the anime character, and…a maid cafe. What?! The 16th century temple began its transformation when the chief monk tried to get young people to come to… Read More Of Kami and Buddhas: Tokyo’s Anime Temple!
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