Monday May 28, 2012

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    HalcyonDaze

    To me the issue is that in Japan a person's racial background is even an issue at all. Regardless of which label is used, the fact that many Japanese people still find it necessary to attach a label to someone who looks different to them does reflect their racist attitude. It's usually not intended as a mere descriptive term but as an exclusivist label used to bolster their own fragile sense of identity based on their concept of being "pure Japanese". In other words "I am in the club but you are NOT (and that makes me feel a whole lot better)" .

    Posted in: Marie gives the lowdown on being 'half'

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    HalcyonDaze

    What hasn’t been publicized is the “sister” who was a frequent visitor at both locations.

    It hasn't been publicized for good reason - because it's just malicious, mud-raking gossip. It's curious that almost as a postscript the writer admits that the story has been denied by the person involved. But even if it were true, so what?

    Posted in: Noriko Sakai’s love triangle with best friend and husband

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    HalcyonDaze

    It's all Greek to me but for the Hellenically challenged and those who couldn't be bothered Googling it:

    "ένα γραμμάριο πρόληψης είναι καλύτερο από ένα κιλό της θεραπείας"

    = "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure".

    Posted in: Fires reach Athens suburbs; thousands evacuated

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    HalcyonDaze

    Yeah, interesting post Samlee, but while the names may suggest some Jewish Christian influence it seems a bit of a leap to attribute that to some ancient Wise Men from the East. Is there any hard evidence for that?

    Also, if the graves have been protected from generation to generation then it begs the question as to how long ago that area was settled by the Japanese?

    To me it seems more likely that it's just the legacy of some stray believers in the Edo period. However, it would be interesting to somehow date those graves in Shingo.

    Posted in: Jesus Christ lived in Aomori - really?

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    HalcyonDaze

    Aomori city is a little on the shabby side but Hirosaki is very pretty and Aomori prefecture on the whole is a great place! Plenty of nice scenery and some of the most interesting culture in Japan.

    Posted in: Jesus Christ lived in Aomori - really?

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    HalcyonDaze

    You must checjk your fact before you make an assertion -

    Sorry, my mistake - I guess Tacitus must have been talking about another Christ who was executed by Pontius Pilate and had a following of people who called themselves "Christians"... Anyway, this isn't the place for an academic debate so whatever you think dude! Besides, how could I argue with a "J-Mann-God". You're probably one of his Japanese descendents!

    Posted in: Jesus Christ lived in Aomori - really?

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    HalcyonDaze

    the work of Tacitus does NOT refer to jesus. It is also quite disputed.

    Oh, really? Here's the text from Tacitus:

    "Christus, the founder of the name [Christian], had undergone the death penalty in the reign of Tiberius, by sentence of the procurator Pontius Pilatus, and the pernicious superstition was checked for a moment, only to break out once more, not merely in Judaea..." (Annals 15:44)

    JmannGod: If this "Christus" doesn't refer to Jesus Christ then to whom does it refer? You say it's "quite disputed" - if so, by whom? In what way?

    I'm NOT defending Christianity per se but it's one thing to dispute the claims of Christianity and quite another thing to say that the historical Jesus never existed. Perhaps you are not really aware of the facts but the fact is that the overwhelming weight of historical scholarship (both Christian and non-Christian) is against your opinion.

    Posted in: Jesus Christ lived in Aomori - really?

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    HalcyonDaze

    People can't even confirm Jesus lived...

    Few historians would deny the actual existence of Christ, especially since the Roman historian Tacitus refers to his execution and the "mischievous superstition" (Christianity) which developed afterwards.

    Posted in: Jesus Christ lived in Aomori - really?

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    HalcyonDaze

    Leaving aside the other fascinating questions, the idea that Jesus had a brother is actually not so far fetched. There are several references in the Gospels to Jesus' brothers and sisters and many mainstream Christians accept the fact that Mary and Joseph went on to have a regular family. However Catholics and others who like to believe in Mary's perpetual virginity tend to interpret things differently...

    Posted in: Jesus Christ lived in Aomori - really?

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