Reply #44: What the Falun Gong or the Moonies or Scientologists are is irrelevant [View All]

[Jack Rabbit]

Freedom of worship is a basic human right. The government has no right to tell an individual how to worship or to prohibit him from worshiping as he sees fit.

I don't know enough about the Falun Gong to make any judgment on them. I know enough about the Moonies to be disinclined to their point of view. As for the Scientologists, I have been diagnosed with major depression and take medication for it which works very well; obviously, Tom Cruise's cosmic view doesn't work for me.

I also know enough about the Chinese government to be glad I don't live in China. Bush's America is bad enough.

While the protester's actions yesterday were uncouth, I support the right of the Falun Gong to draw attention to the suppression of their faith by the Chinese government and their right to their beliefs. Protesters should make President Hu feel uncomfortable on his visit.