No Freedom of Religion in China

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#51 majoras_wrath
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[QUOTE="alexside1"][QUOTE="majoras_wrath"][QUOTE="alexside1"] I did the some quick research on the the rebellion that you mention and I don't remember reading anything about the leader being a "jesus wannabe".

The leader was a messiah like figure who believed that western ideals were corrupting China, and advocated a return to traditional values. And since I can't quote my class notes, wikipedia will serve "After studying the material, Hong Xiuquan claimed that the illness he had following his imperial examinations was in fact a vision to the effect that he was the younger brother of Jesus,[3] who was sent to rid China of the corrupt Manchu Qing Dynasty rulers"

Being messiah like does not equate to be a jesus wanabe.

Did you actually read the quote I provided? "Hong Xiuquan claimed that the illness he had following his imperial examinations was in fact a vision to the effect that he was the younger brother of Jesus" If I have too, I'll go get my History notes and scan them :lol:
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#52 weezyfb
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yeah there is
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#53 ariz3260
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There is limited freedom of religion in China. There are no shortage of Buddhist and Taoist temples over there, and people are allow to worship as they please

The Christians mentioned in the article drew the ire from the Chinese governement because they are seen as politically gathering and not as a religious service, especially in the aftermath of the jasmine movement. The more resistence they put forth, the more negatively the Chinese government will view western religion.

Play by their rules, and in time Christianity hopefully may be accepted by the government

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#54 deactivated-5f9e3c6a83e51
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[QUOTE="Buttons1990"]

And in other news, China has an authoritarian communist government.

hiphops_savior

Technically, they're communists in name only, holding onto power through fear and corrupt government left unchecked by censorship. They've already gave up the economic concepts of communism. but unwilling to give up their power.

That's pretty much how every communist country ends up.

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#55 majoras_wrath
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[QUOTE="hiphops_savior"][QUOTE="Buttons1990"]

And in other news, China has an authoritarian communist government.

sonicare

Technically, they're communists in name only, holding onto power through fear and corrupt government left unchecked by censorship. They've already gave up the economic concepts of communism. but unwilling to give up their power.

That's pretty much how every communist country ends up.

I think it's more accurate to say that any Radical government ends up that way, as it requires so much effort to maintain the desired status quo. Too many dissenters allowed means your government moves to the middle.
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#56 dercoo
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There is limited freedom of religion in China. There are no shortage of Buddhist and Taoist temples over there, and people are allow to worship as they please

The Christians mentioned in the article drew the ire from the Chinese governement because they are seen as politically gathering and not as a religious service, especially in the aftermath of the jasmine movement. The more resistence they put forth, the more negatively the Chinese government will view western religion.

Play by their rules, and in time Christianity hopefully may be accepted by the government

ariz3260

Dalai and Tibetan monks would disagree....

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[QUOTE="sonicare"]

[QUOTE="hiphops_savior"] Technically, they're communists in name only, holding onto power through fear and corrupt government left unchecked by censorship. They've already gave up the economic concepts of communism. but unwilling to give up their power.majoras_wrath

That's pretty much how every communist country ends up.

I think it's more accurate to say that any Radical government ends up that way, as it requires so much effort to maintain the desired status quo. Too many dissenters allowed means your government moves to the middle.

I think communistic governments will always end up in this kind of authoritarian state. Anytime you put that much power into the hands of the government, it's always going to be abused.

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#58 ariz3260
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[QUOTE="ariz3260"]

There is limited freedom of religion in China. There are no shortage of Buddhist and Taoist temples over there, and people are allow to worship as they please

The Christians mentioned in the article drew the ire from the Chinese governement because they are seen as political gathering and not as a religious service, especially in the aftermath of the jasmine movement. The more resistence they put forth, the more negatively the Chinese government will view western religion.

Play by their rules, and in time Christianity hopefully may be accepted by the government

dercoo

Dalai and Tibetan monks would disagree....

There are many sects of Tibetan Buddhism and the one that is being single out is the one seeking independence, the rest of them are fine

Once any entity, be they religious or not, are perceived as having any hidden political agenda, the Chinese governement is all over it

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#59 AceofTrades
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Good choice on their part.

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#60 TaCoDuDe
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Good choice on their part.

AceofTrades

Yep. This is OT.

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#61 dercoo
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[QUOTE="dercoo"]

[QUOTE="ariz3260"]

There is limited freedom of religion in China. There are no shortage of Buddhist and Taoist temples over there, and people are allow to worship as they please

The Christians mentioned in the article drew the ire from the Chinese governement because they are seen as political gathering and not as a religious service, especially in the aftermath of the jasmine movement. The more resistence they put forth, the more negatively the Chinese government will view western religion.

Play by their rules, and in time Christianity hopefully may be accepted by the government

ariz3260

Dalai and Tibetan monks would disagree....

There are many sects of Tibetan Buddhism and the one that is being single out is the one seeking independence, the rest of them are fine

Once any entity, be they religious or not, are perceived as having any hidden political agenda, the Chinese governement is all over it

Dalai does mot seek independence, yet is labeled a terrorist

Which is why China's government is an abomination, along with there mobile death vans.

Then once dead, your bodies are turned into museum displays.

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#62 Ultimas_Blade
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What? It's widely known that well over90% of Chinese Law is for the people's freedom.

#notintendedtobeafactualstatement

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#63 ariz3260
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Dalai does mot seek independence, yet is labeled a terrorist

Which is why China's government is an abomination, along with there mobile death vans.

Then once dead, your bodies are turned into museum displays.

dercoo

If you are serious, then I got nothing else to say

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#64 Mousetaches
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Even if it's a quarter that is huge, and surprising. dercoo
That, my friend, is what she said.
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#65 dercoo
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[QUOTE="dercoo"]

Dalai does mot seek independence, yet is labeled a terrorist

Which is why China's government is an abomination, along with there mobile death vans.

Then once dead, your bodies are turned into museum displays.

ariz3260

If you are serious, then I got nothing else to say

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#66 surrealnumber5
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And in other news, China has an authoritarian communist government.

Buttons1990

cant be communist, as that is the Utopian social construct that i aim my adolescent being at.

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#67 ColonelVodka
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Ultimately, it's for the best.

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[QUOTE="ariz3260"]

[QUOTE="dercoo"]

Dalai does mot seek independence, yet is labeled a terrorist

Which is why China's government is an abomination, along with there mobile death vans.

Then once dead, your bodies are turned into museum displays.

dercoo

If you are serious, then I got nothing else to say

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Well I can only vouch that the cadavers I saw at "Bodies: The Exhibition" were all chinese. Also that, from disclosures during the event, that it seems they were donated/obtained from the chinese goverment, not from donating families in china. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodies:_The_Exhibition

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#69 GazaAli
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Its not exactly news, this is China.
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#70 no_more_fayth
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It's time for another Yellow Turban Rebellion.

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There is limited freedom of religion in China. There are no shortage of Buddhist and Taoist temples over there, and people are allow to worship as they please

The Christians mentioned in the article drew the ire from the Chinese governement because they are seen as politically gathering and not as a religious service, especially in the aftermath of the jasmine movement. The more resistence they put forth, the more negatively the Chinese government will view western religion.

Play by their rules, and in time Christianity hopefully may be accepted by the government

ariz3260

There may be no shortage of Buddhist temples in China, but there is in Tibet, where the Chinese have destroyed over 6,000 temples. The few that remain are only left standing to draw in tourists, and the monks left in those temples are basically shills for the Communist Party.

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#72 kuraimen
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I don't know which is worse prohibiting people to be catholics or the influence of the Catholic Church in the world. I might be inclined to believe the second is worse.
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#73 deactivated-598fc45371265
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Their country, their rules.

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Ultimately, it's for the best.

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#74 Half-Way
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a nation with too much power goes crazy, what a surprise.

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I don't know which is worse prohibiting people to be catholics or the influence of the Catholic Church in the world. I might be inclined to believe the second is worse.kuraimen
I applaud your ignorance.
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[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]

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.. This is hardly ground breaking.. China has never been known to be a example you use for human rights.. But at the same time this isn't the first country to ban certain practices.. The United States and the West have their own set of religious practices that have been banned..
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#78 foxhound_fox
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There are tons of countries around the world that don't have freedom of religion... or really any freedoms at all.
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[QUOTE="Storm_Marine"]

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]

LJS9502_basic

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Please don't attribute quotes to me that I have not said....thank you.

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#80 Saturos3091
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No ****** Sherlock

It's long been known communist countries shows a dislike towards religion; being religion says their is something higher then "the state" that you need to obey.

dercoo
This is PART of it, but there are numerous political studies that show "democratic revolutions" tend to happen in countries afflicted with a strong or vocal Christian population. I think that is also a big part of it, although Christianity isn't necessary for that to happen. Anyway this isn't really news.
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#81 ColonelVodka
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[QUOTE="CBR600-RR"]

[QUOTE="ColonelVodka"]

Ultimately, it's for the best.

Storm_Marine

America is truly no better.

Darkwanderer000

Sigh......... Please don't tell me you all are serious....

I am serious. I believe that religion should be only practiced in ones home.