1.   They represent the newest variant in popular Catholic folk religion.

2.   Devotees of folk religion and martial arts rise up against foreign influences, attacking Christian missionaries and their converts.

3.   Folk religion also has a darker side.

4.   It is a curious, almost abstract, blend of Christianity, Buddhism, Taoism, science fiction, Taiwanese folk religion and American pop culture.

5.   Japan is usually described as a Buddhist or Shinto nation, but most Japanese adhere to a sort of folk religion that mixes Buddhism and Shintoism.

6.   Organizers hope the exhibits will help eliminate American stereotypes about a misunderstood folk religion.

7.   Shinto is very much the folk religion of Japan, a faith that allows citizens to worship all kinds of gods, including one for rice.

8.   The answer seems to be that the religion in the opera, while nominally Christian, is really a pantheistic pagan folk religion.

9.   Mao has crept into the pantheon of kitchen gods and guardian deities of Chinese folk religion over the past decade.

10.   Most Taiwanese follow a mixture of Buddhism, Taoism and Chinese folk religion.