{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Godcast, Episode 240: Jesus in Japan","description":"In this week's episode, SuperLutheran and Myles discuss the present state of Christianity in the Land of ninjas, samurai, rice, and anime: Japan. We talk about the state of believers generally, how Christianity interacts with Japan as a whole, and the future and past of a Christian Japan. Emails as usual in the second half. Are Jews the chosen people of God? No:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pzHB5Caglgo Age of Ruin: From the Ashes:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/poa.st\/@Godcast\/posts\/ALVRT05jJfK3me3PtY The first of what I hope to be many entries in a science fiction universe both by and for \/ourguys\/. Things we talked about this episode: Christianity in Japan: https:\/\/infogalactic.com\/info\/Christianity_in_Japan An excellent short documentary on what it's like to be a Japanese Christian: https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZW1Hn8DxZ9s Nitobe Inazou: https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nitobe_Inaz%C5%8D Uchimura Kanzou: https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uchimura_Kanz%C5%8D A demographic overview:  https:\/\/culturalatlas.sbs.com.au\/japanese-culture\/japanese-culture-religion The Church of Christ in Japan: https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Church_of_Christ_in_Japan The art of making dirt balls, Dorodango: https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dorodango Can you polish a turd? Yes: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yiJ9fy1qSFI Christianity in Pro Wrestling:  https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/540533-merry-christmas-top-christians-in-pro-wrestling-history &amp;nbsp; Our break music for this episode was a Japanese hymn called Under the Same Sky:  https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cY1ckwNh6yg&amp;amp;list=PL7N8-ZChFapxa-MNRDiwyjviUFz7OObKz&amp;amp;index=22 &amp;nbsp; If you have questions about the Christian faith or just want to get in touch with us, we can be reached at&amp;nbsp;TheGodcast@Protonmail.com If you\u2019d like to support the Godcast and\/or The Very Lutheran Project, you can do so here:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/verylutheran.gumroad.com\/ Myles and Super can be found improving timelines on the Fediverse here: poa.st\/@Godcast poa.st\/@SuperLutheran Pugnus Pastorem&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"The Godcast","author_url":"http:\/\/thegodcast.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/26049303\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/26049303"}