Comments on: missionaries http://bokane.org/2007/06/17/missionaries/ disoriented in the orient Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:44:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: China Law Blog http://bokane.org/2007/06/17/missionaries/#comment-43822 China Law Blog Wed, 04 Jul 2007 02:48:26 +0000 http://bokane.org/2007/06/17/missionaries/#comment-43822 <strong>More Thinking China Blogs...</strong> The other day I was tagged as one of five thinking blogs by the Silicon Hutong blog, which required me to tag five more thinking blogs, which I did in this post, entitled, "Thinking China Bloggers And More." My tag included Peking Duck and Jo... More Thinking China Blogs…

The other day I was tagged as one of five thinking blogs by the Silicon Hutong blog, which required me to tag five more thinking blogs, which I did in this post, entitled, "Thinking China Bloggers And More." My tag included Peking Duck and Jo…

]]> By: musafiremes http://bokane.org/2007/06/17/missionaries/#comment-43252 musafiremes Thu, 28 Jun 2007 06:34:43 +0000 http://bokane.org/2007/06/17/missionaries/#comment-43252 Are these encounters frequent in Shanghai? Are these encounters frequent in Shanghai?

]]> By: coljac http://bokane.org/2007/06/17/missionaries/#comment-42992 coljac Tue, 26 Jun 2007 04:24:27 +0000 http://bokane.org/2007/06/17/missionaries/#comment-42992 What happens if you tell the missionaries that "no-one takes Jesus seriously anymore" in the West? Hopefully a passing fad. For me, "Less religion" is definitely a feature of China, not a bug. What happens if you tell the missionaries that “no-one takes Jesus seriously anymore” in the West?

Hopefully a passing fad. For me, “Less religion” is definitely a feature of China, not a bug.

]]> By: Mark http://bokane.org/2007/06/17/missionaries/#comment-42609 Mark Sat, 23 Jun 2007 19:12:48 +0000 http://bokane.org/2007/06/17/missionaries/#comment-42609 Nearly all of the missionaries I've encountered in Taiwan have been mormons. Do you get many up north? Nearly all of the missionaries I’ve encountered in Taiwan have been mormons. Do you get many up north?

]]> By: The Humanaught http://bokane.org/2007/06/17/missionaries/#comment-42550 The Humanaught Sat, 23 Jun 2007 09:02:13 +0000 http://bokane.org/2007/06/17/missionaries/#comment-42550 I got canned for telemarketing with the same level of enthusiasm as these two... lets hope the big G is more lenient than my 肏蛋 of a boss. I got canned for telemarketing with the same level of enthusiasm as these two… lets hope the big G is more lenient than my 肏蛋 of a boss.

]]> By: John http://bokane.org/2007/06/17/missionaries/#comment-42312 John Thu, 21 Jun 2007 06:59:26 +0000 http://bokane.org/2007/06/17/missionaries/#comment-42312 What missionary could resist <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jpasden/576216849/" title="Photo Sharing" rel="nofollow">this mug??</a> What missionary could resist this mug??

]]> By: laolao http://bokane.org/2007/06/17/missionaries/#comment-42309 laolao Thu, 21 Jun 2007 06:13:56 +0000 http://bokane.org/2007/06/17/missionaries/#comment-42309 Shanghai vs. Beijing for me really boils down to a Big Bamboo vs. Goose & Duck contest. Big Bamboo the winner by THAT much! Shanghai vs. Beijing for me really boils down to a Big Bamboo vs. Goose & Duck contest.

Big Bamboo the winner by THAT much!

]]> By: Tim Gingrich http://bokane.org/2007/06/17/missionaries/#comment-42283 Tim Gingrich Thu, 21 Jun 2007 02:14:34 +0000 http://bokane.org/2007/06/17/missionaries/#comment-42283 Sign of the times: Ethnic-Chinese Christian missionaries approaching foreigners--in China. It's like the spiritual equivalent of Starbucks in the Forbidden City. An impasse in cultural imperialism or merely modernity? Hard to tell. But I'm glad they were more polite than the typical American-breed of street evangelist. Sign of the times: Ethnic-Chinese Christian missionaries approaching foreigners–in China. It’s like the spiritual equivalent of Starbucks in the Forbidden City. An impasse in cultural imperialism or merely modernity? Hard to tell. But I’m glad they were more polite than the typical American-breed of street evangelist.

]]> By: Confucius http://bokane.org/2007/06/17/missionaries/#comment-42186 Confucius Wed, 20 Jun 2007 15:42:19 +0000 http://bokane.org/2007/06/17/missionaries/#comment-42186 I still think they would have taken you to a teahouse to discuss the Holy Trinity, then leave you with a bill for 3000 yuan. I still think they would have taken you to a teahouse to discuss the Holy Trinity, then leave you with a bill for 3000 yuan.

]]> By: canrun http://bokane.org/2007/06/17/missionaries/#comment-42110 canrun Wed, 20 Jun 2007 06:32:11 +0000 http://bokane.org/2007/06/17/missionaries/#comment-42110 I'd say they were pretty damn brave doing that, what with facing three years of joy in the Lao Gai for proselytizing and all. I say good on 'em... But go away. I’d say they were pretty damn brave doing that, what with facing three years of joy in the Lao Gai for proselytizing and all. I say good on ‘em…

But go away.

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