▲ 845 ▼ Kevin McCarthy is ousted as House speaker in a historic vote pushed by conservatives (www.nbcnews.com) submitted 2 years ago by 18_24_61_b_17_17_4@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 263 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] pthaloblue@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's not that they're not religious. They just don't pick only one. As they say, "Born Shinto, married Christian, die Buddhist" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] doctorcrimson@lemmy.today 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I love that quote, that's so accurate. Especially with how many funerary schools are primarily Buddhist in Japan along with the vast majority of their burials. It's actually uncommon for a mortician to prepare a body for a wake. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] meyotch@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I had a Japanese boss tell me the state religion of Japan is “being Japanese”. That struck me as being so very true during my few months living there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Stovetop@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 11 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] doctorcrimson@lemmy.today 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I love that quote, that's so accurate. Especially with how many funerary schools are primarily Buddhist in Japan along with the vast majority of their burials. It's actually uncommon for a mortician to prepare a body for a wake. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] meyotch@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I had a Japanese boss tell me the state religion of Japan is “being Japanese”. That struck me as being so very true during my few months living there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Stovetop@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 11 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] meyotch@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I had a Japanese boss tell me the state religion of Japan is “being Japanese”. That struck me as being so very true during my few months living there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Stovetop@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 11 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Stovetop@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 11 months ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent