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42. Technically Buddhist Shinto
Edited on Sun Mar-21-10 05:04 AM by AsahinaKimi
My father came from Japan, and is Buddhist Shinto. My mother is Buddhist. She's half Korean and Half Japanese. I grew up hearing about Shinto and Buddhism, but I never really attended any Buddhist Temples in San Francisco, although I have heard there are plenty. I think the closest Shinto Shrine is in Washington State!

I don't really practice. I like to read up about Buddhism and Shinto, but I don't put anything into practice.

I was called a "Heathen" while I lived for a short period in Utah, and have been approached aggressively to convert to Christianity, but don't frankly think Christianity is for me. (This surely pisses off a few of those who have tried to convert me, for some reason. One even told me, when the END TIMES comes, it will be his delight to put me to death.) Of course the examples set by some extreme religious people is a pure turn off. So, I have no desires to covert.
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