Western culture references or plays on Eastern religious concept and symbols all the time, often with absolutely no understanding of the actual religious system, they just think they're neat. Like a lot of 70s and 80s sci-fi including Star Wars borrows from Eastern religious mysticism, often mixing concepts from vastly different cultures. Its the same in Japan, foreign religions are exotic and mysterious, its just weird to see them reference Christianity like that because its so ordinary over here.
Although if they replaced all the statues of saints and angels with Evangilion Angels and the crucifix with Eva Unit 01, I might start attending church again.
Western culture references or plays on Eastern religious concept and symbols all the time, often with absolutely no understanding of the actual religious system, they just think they're neat. Like a lot of 70s and 80s sci-fi including Star Wars borrows from Eastern religious mysticism, often mixing concepts from vastly different cultures. Its the same in Japan, foreign religions are exotic and mysterious, its just weird to see them reference Christianity like that because its so ordinary over here.
Although if they replaced all the statues of saints and angels with Evangilion Angels and the crucifix with Eva Unit 01, I might start attending church again.
the christian shit in nge was hilarious