Search This Blog

Monday, May 21, 2007

Religious Persecution's Global Reach

Doug Bandow examines the global record of religious persecutions that is rapidly deteriorating. China is listed as a country of particular concern (CPC) by the US Commission. Bandow is vice president for policy of Citizen Outreach. A former special assistant to President Ronald Reagan, he is the author of Foreign Follies: America's New Global Empire (Xulon Press).

Spectator:
By Doug Bandow - Published 5/22/2007 12:08:08 AM

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia -- The Coalition for the Defense of Human Rights gathered on Saturday to review the sad state of religious liberty around the globe. Led by Keith Roderick of Christian Solidarity International, the group painted a depressing portrait of religious persecution worldwide....

China has become an economic behemoth and is counting on increased prestige as a result of the 2008 Olympics. Yet the communist regime runs scared in the face of growing religious faith.

Believers are arrested, jailed, and tortured. Reports the Commission: "Every religious community in China continues to be subject to serious restrictions, state control, and repression. The most severe religious freedom abuses are directed against Tibetan Buddhists, Uighur Muslims, Roman Catholics, house church and unregistered Protestants, and spiritual groups such as the Falun Gong."

No comments: