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In reply to the discussion: China and the Catholic Church -- Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow [View all]Duppers
(28,281 posts)17. Thank you!
"Ignorant, agenda-driven statements like "the Chinese government persecutes theists" clearly fail to portray the actual situation in China.
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Belief in gods has far less to do with what's going on there than does opposition to the goals and power of the government."
Bravo!
Spent time there and know your statements are 100% correct.
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Belief in gods has far less to do with what's going on there than does opposition to the goals and power of the government."

Spent time there and know your statements are 100% correct.
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And somehow Chinese atheists persecuting people is a "counterpoint" to RCC priests raping children
Major Nikon
Apr 2019
#21
It is so very easy to ignore repression and intolerance from a place of privilege.
guillaumeb
Apr 2019
#36
...said the religious believer, without a hint of awareness about the irony. n/t
trotsky
Apr 2019
#40