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07-21-2010, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by kakaislegend View Post
Guys, this is weird.

I have heard and seen it written many times, that the Japanese language is:

"The devil's own tongue designed to thwart the spread of Christianity."

Why is that so?

I am asking for helpful comments.

THank you
Because Christianity has pretty much failed to take hold anywhere in Japan other than very small enclaves (and in Hokkaido, I think).

If you excluded the Japanese people at my small church in Sagamihara, I only knew one Japanese Christian.

I wouldn't blame it on the language, though. I'd blame it on the history and culture of Japan.