PRC closes 100s temples 10 churches, group claims

[dArKeR]

Authorities in China's eastern province of Zhejiang intent on curbing illegal religious activities have closed down hundreds of temples and 10 churches, a Hong Kong-based human rights group said yesterday.

The closure of 392 temples and the churches was part of a campaign against "key members of illegal religious groups" waged by Zhejiang's Deqing county, the Information center for Human Rights and Democracy said in a statement.

No comment was immediately available from the authorities who were not working yesterday.

http://www.etaiwannews.com/China/2003/11/10/1068428956.htm

[Some Moran]

1. Big fucking surprise...

No wonder the KMT and PFP always suck CCP dick. They're all fascists!

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

2. GAAAA acronym overload

Please explain :dunce:

[dArKeR]

3. KMT = feces, PFP = rectum with hemorrhoids

http://iamsoongiamfeces.tripod.com/

[loudnclear]

4. Hey, if we can do it to mosques...why can't they do it to churches?

they believe that the churches are spawning anti-government sentiments just like we do.

[madrchsod]

5. if it`s ok with walmart

it`s ok with america. isn`t it amazing that the churches in the usa don`t give a shit if this happens.

[starroute]

6. There may be more to this than repression of religion

In countries where political organizations outside the government are forbidden, opposition often manifests through religious groups.

China, in particular, has a long history of the fall of dynasties being prompted by uprisings of popular religious/occult movements. (That's why they're cracking down so hard on the Falun Gong.)

I wouldn't be surprised to learn that these "illegal religious groups" include many with a strong streak of political dissent mixed into their teachings.

For all its economic prosperity, China is currently in a very nervous and unsettled state, but the internal tensions are still being kept very much behind the scenes.