China's Pre-Olympic Religious Crackdown


	China's Pre-Olympic Religious Crackdown

wiccantexan

9-14-2007 8:52 PM

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china, religion, faith, olympics, christian, atheism, government

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9-15-2007 12:06 AM

jetcloud

Do you really blame them. Who wants thousands of foreign missionaries in their country, not me. If I go to China, I want to see Chinese.

9-16-2007 12:03 AM

skwirlinator

There we go again, Judging other cultures by our own beliefs.

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