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From what I understand, a key reason the Chinese government is suspicious of Christianity and Islam is they are both universalist religions that hold that all h
by woodandsteel 10y ago
From what I understand, a key reason the Chinese government is suspicious of Christianity and Islam is they are both universalist religions that hold that all human beings are sons and daughters of the same God, and so all deserve to be treated with respect.
China, from what I understand, has traditionally held that the Chinese people and state are superior to everyone else, and so deserve a superior status in the world.
- Jack000 10y agomaybe prior to colonialism. The modern conservative Chinese narrative is more of an inferiority complex rather than the opposite. It's easy to see why the CCP is against religion - the party is rooted with the cult of Mao, which is a de-facto religion. And like most other religions it does not tolerate the existence of competing religions.
- woodandsteel 10y ago>maybe prior to colonialism. The modern conservative Chinese narrative is more of an inferiority complex rather than the opposite. Yea, I see what you are saying. But I also get the impression they think they are going to regain their status as "the center of the world" >It's easy to see why the CCP is against religion - the party is rooted with the cult of Mao, which is a de-facto religion. And like most other religions it does not tolerate the existence of competing religions. Most definitely.