Ho Man is a university student in Hong Kong majoring in English for Professional Communication. Late in the evenings after she
has finished her schoolwork she likes to catch up with her friends on Facebook. Her grandmother, who has no idea what Facebook
is, sometimes scolds Ho Man for staying up so late and spending so much time “playing” on her computer. One of Ho Man’s best
friends is Steven, a university student in Southern California who is majoring in environmental science. They met on an online fan
forum devoted to a Japanese anime called Vampire Hunter D, and when they write on each other’s Facebook walls much of what
they post has to do with this anime. This is not, however, their only topic of conversation. Sometimes they use the chat function on
Facebook to talk about more private things like their families, their boyfriends (Steven is gay), and even religion. Ho Man is still
mystified by the fact that her friend in America is a Buddhist. Ho Man is a Christian and has been since she entered university two
years ago. She goes to church every Sunday and belongs to a Bible study group on campus. As far as she is concerned, people
should be able to believe in any religion they want. On the other hand, she still has trouble understanding why her friend, who is the
same age that she is, believes in the same religion that her grandmother does.