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Let's not forget that Western Christians still send out "missionaries" to other countries to spread their faith. I'm atheist so I have no dog in this fight, but
by jdavis703 10y ago
Let's not forget that Western Christians still send out "missionaries" to other countries to spread their faith. I'm atheist so I have no dog in this fight, but it wouldn't surprise me if such a crackdown were met with a similar one on western powers exporting their religions.
- dogma1138 10y agoChristian missionaries get expelled, put in prison or even ransomed or killed out all the time... Muslim countries don't allow missionaries, China also has a very big problem with them especially Catholic missionaries because the Catholic Church and the Pope would "supersede" the universality of the central government.
- jdavis703 10y agoThey're killed and expelled with good reason. In the past missionaries were political operatives who assisted with the takeover and colonization of areas around the world including African countries and the Americas. Many of these missionaries in China (and other countries like DPRK) that are expelled are expelled because they failed to follow the proper laws around registering themselves (I'm going to veer into personal anecdote here, but I've heard missionaries bragging -- in I'm such a bad ass sense -- about operating underground churches).
- dogma1138 10y agoYou do understand that apolitical religion doesn't exists right? All missionaries are always political, including Muslim ones.
- pessimizer 10y agoWith good cause in many cases. Imported American/Scottish evangelical Christianity has had a terrible effect in many parts of Africa - see Uganda's harsh anti-gay laws (and actions), or the abuse and murder of children accused of being witches in Nigeria.