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zipplewrath

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4. Not alike

Reply to trotsky (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 5, 2019, 01:41 PM

Mar 2019

They persecute theists because the theists are "loyal" to a power outside of China.
They persecute atheists because they attempt to sway others to resist the authority of the state.

China works with the RCC in an attempt to control the faithful. They don't work with atheists who attempt to resist the power of the State.

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The government of China oppresses anyone who poses a threat to their power. [View all] trotsky Mar 2019 OP

Are you suggesting... NeoGreen Mar 2019 #1

I am not merely suggesting, but explicitly saying. trotsky Mar 2019 #2

Not alike zipplewrath Mar 2019 #4

Alike Major Nikon Mar 2019 #6

There are continued discussions zipplewrath Mar 2019 #9

Thank you for admitting they persecute atheists too. trotsky Mar 2019 #8

both zipplewrath Mar 2019 #10

You are much closer to accepting reality than your good friend. That's excellent. trotsky Mar 2019 #11

Wow... NeoGreen Mar 2019 #5

The motivation for the lie is intolerance of atheism Major Nikon Mar 2019 #7

The funniest part about all of that... trotsky Mar 2019 #12

That's the standard way all authoritarian governments operate. MineralMan Mar 2019 #3

The stories I'm reading out of China are more complex than this group is acknowledging marylandblue Mar 2019 #13

Yes, exactly. trotsky Mar 2019 #14

The latest group is slacker gamers who Voltaire2 Mar 2019 #15