[Buddha-l] on the South Korean hostages

[L.S. Cousins]

Dan,

Yes, that is clearly right. It is probably true for the UK too, but 
not to the same degree. Again, though, we should remember that 
especially in the 1950s and 1960s the number of Korean Christians 
emigrating to the West was probably disproportionate. Add to that the 
tendency of the initial generations of immigrants to try to make 
themselves at home in the host country and the result is not perhaps 
surprising. But what will happen with subsequent generations we shall 
have to see.

Lance

>What are also not included -- for obvious reasons -- are
>the numbers of Korean religionists abroad. I don't know about in UK, but the
>number of Korean churches in the US is staggering, and most are large and
>prospering. While I have no figures to support this, my impression just from
>traveling around the US is that the Korean church to Buddhist temple ratio
>is vastly disproportionate in favor of the former.
>
>Dan