U.S. Report says Religious Freedom in China is Worsening

The U.S. Department of State released its International Religious Freedom Report for 2010 last week.

In China, intimidation, obstruction and torture of religious groups by authorities has gotten worse over the past year, according to the report.

Chinese authorities have pressured religious groups to affiliate with a "patriotic religious association," and to alter their beliefs. House churches, mosques and religious schools have been closed or shut down.

After the March 2008 unrest in Tibet, monks and nuns were beaten and deprived of food and sleep for long periods of time, driving some to suicide.

Falun Gong practitioners were reported to have been tortured. Some were detained in psychiatric hospitals on the orders of security officials. They were forcefully given medicine and subjected to electric shock treatment.

In the far-west province of Xinjiang, authorities regularly failed to distinguish between peaceful Muslim religious practices and terrorist activities.

Chinese authorities also stopped unregistered Christian and Tibetan groups from participating in earthquake relief efforts.

Those who've defended religious freedom have been jailed, such as lawyer Guo Feixiong and the missing rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng.

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[nkcm423]

Nuke them fucking low life commies shoot them all in the head then cut it off n feed it to the dogs they don't deserve to live.

[seastorm12]

@citizenlizard I'm Christian. My brothers and sisters in Christ are being tortured for believing in Jesus. I see you think it's fine Might I ask, at what age do you think it's alright to murder people for not believing as you do? Is it just the adult christians that should be killed or are the children fair game, too? If they are not fair game, at what age do they became fare game because of their beliefs? I don't really care where you gain some morality, just locate a little. Thanks.

[RonSafreed]

Hey atheist, China needs some"atheist missionary work" 2/3 of Chinese are atheist. However 30000 a day convert to "you know". In 1949 when Mao&communism came to power, there were only 1 million "you know", now 62 years later 110 milliom "yk". 62 years of government iron-handed policies against religion in China has failed to stop "you know".Will a revival of Mao's little red book stop that "evil Bible"?Atheist it looks that atheism is losing to Christianity in China. Next 60 years in China?

[tommyaceshow]

Thank Science and Logic for China - This is brainwashing religious slavery China want to rid - Even if you don't see it as a good thing - you will soon see it - Learn something practical and do something for the country rather than living in the 'spirit' lol

[Perseveranze]

@citizenlizard Salaam(peace),

Hope your not stupid enough to believe Islam's teachings are against anti-Peaceful, it's more down to people and every religion or culture has people that aren't peaceful.

[popoTb]

@ab3k1nz

I am living in Canada u dumb ass! U R brainwashed "Demo RATS" redneck.

[DMKTENN2077]

nuke china

[citizenlizard]

I feel so bad for Tibetans. They're actually a peaceful religion...unlike Christianity and Islam.

[ab3k1nz]

@popoTb shut the fuck up you brainwashed commie piece of shit

[echan9505]

It never fails to amaze me that there're always commie dogs everywhere barking and defending the Chinese government, like popoTb below. Don't be so sensitive and defensive, it's just a news report.