Falun Gong

[Dragons87]

Once you read the title, you will immediately think of "Chinese human rights transgression", no? The Falun Gong practitioners should be given the freedom to practice, no?

But fellow Christians, do not be fooled!!

Human rights trangression by the Chinese government is one thing, but the spiritual aspect of Falun Gong being an utter lie and even cultish is another.

While supporting human rights, please remember that Falun Gong is not a legitimate religion and should be not treated by Christians as one.

Read this interview of the method's propogator, from TimeAsia: http://www.time.com/time/asia/asia/magazine/1999/990510/interview1.html

 

[PaladinValer]

Cultish? Hardly. I don't see them stockpiling weapons, banning their followers from reading other literature, or anything like that.

They may be a bit obscure, but I don't see anything "cultish" about them. Its nothing more than a new syncreticism of Eastern beliefs. I'm neither worried nor afraid.

 

[billwald]

They claim mystical/magical powers like the TV Preachers? Horrors!

 

[PaladinValer]

Not even in the same way. The strange thing is that those exercises may "work," but not because of anything metaphysical, but because it actually gives the body a workout.

Nothing miraculous happens; its just pure biology.

 

[imind]

i'm confused. what was the point of the OP? should falun gong be disallowed?

 

[amx]

Some of the Chinese think this is Christian. My sister in law grew up in China and has heard this represented as a Christian religion. I don't want these nut cases representing Christianity to the Chinese. If you want to be Taoist. Practice it under your own lable.