Mainline decline, Buddhist style.(Buddhist Churches of America)

The Christian Century | February 28, 1996 | Copyright

SINCE IT WAS established 97 years ago, the Buddhist Churches of America has provided a cultural shelter and a religious center to four generations of Japanese-Americans. The BCA's sponsorship of a wide array of cultural activities--youth sporting events and mixers, scouting programs, women's auxiliaries--enabled older Japanese-Americans to hang together in their adopted country. With 60 temples throughout the nation, the BCA has long been the best-organized Buddhist organization in the U.S.

But three years shy of its centennial celebration, the BCA's future is clouded ...

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