Well said. Yes, I've met supporters in of the underground churches... they are being persecuted severely as well. A few months ago, a man was given a life sentence just because he got caught smuggling in 10,000 bibles from Hong Kong. Totally insane!
Thanks for your support!
- Scott
I've been practicing Falun Gong here in New York City for the past 3 years.
I learned from a co-worker of mine at my job on Wall Street. Since I've been
practing, I haven't been sick once, and my bad knees, back and kneck are all
in great shape now. And for all of this, I've never been asked for a penny.
Furthermore, in Falun Gong, there are no temples, rituals or worship. There is no membership list of any kind and people come and go as they please. Here in manhattan, some practitioners meet up in
Central park on the weekends to do the Falun Gong exercises together (they are similar to Tai Chi)...that's pretty much the extent of the practice. To call this a "cult", seems very strange to me.
I've met hundreds of Falun Gong practitioners from many different countries
around the world (including mainland China). They are always very kind and
considerate, and are always willing help others, but yet never ask for
reward or recognition.
Falun Gong was widely accepted, and even promoted by the Chinese government
until, in July of 1999, President Jiang Zemin declared it an "evil cult".
Most china scholars say that Jiang Zemin percieved Falun Gong a threat to
his power when he found out that there were between 70 to 100 million people
practicing in China alone (that's 2x as many people in the communist party).
Usuing "cultural revolution-sytle" tactics, Jiang Zemin then launched a
massive propaganda campaign that aimed to turn the world against Falun Gong... and thus justify his widespread persecution. Despite the horrible
mistreatment of the practitioners in China, not one practitioner has ever
retaliated with violence.
Falun Gong is now practiced in over 55 countries around the world, and there
has never been any problems like the Chinese goverment says they are having
in China. Actually, here in the U.S. Falun Dafa and it's founder, Li
Hongzhi, have been given hundreds of awards and proclamations.
I hope this helps you understand things a bit better.
You make a good point, but I think the only reason it's hard to distinguish between good and evil is because of the enormous amount of propaganda that the Chinese gov. has fabricated to justify it's brutal persecution campaign.
Actually, It's really only a few of the top leaders of the communist party (mainly Jiang Zemin), who oppose Falun Gong. Before July, 1999, there were many high-ranking officials in the party who were practicing Falun Gong. Many branches of the government were openly supporting the practice and everybody knew about it (according to gov estimates, in 1998 there were between 70 to 100 million people practicing in China). Nobody called the practice "evil" before President Jiang Zemin declared it "evil" on July 20, 1999.
Me and my wife have been practicing Falun Gong for the past 3 years, here in NYC. We have benefitted from the practice tremendously, both physically and mentally, and were never charged a penny. I've read all of the Falun Gong books and I have not encountered anything that resembles a "cult". In the practice, there are no rituals or worship, and all the activities are free of charge. There is no membership and people come and go as they please. Furthermore, Falun Gong has recieved a great deal of recognition and honors from various levels of government in the U.S, Canada and Europe.
As for the "Credible reports showing that Falun Gong is closer to a... ", my guess is that you're refering to some of the Chinese government's fabrications. If not, I would appreciate seeing these reports.
Regarding the issue of $$ --- After learning that many relatives of our chinese friends were being tortured and even killed in Labor camps in China, simply because they practice Falun Gong, my wife and I decided to volunteer our time and skills to help stop the persecution. If there is something that we'd like to do that costs money, like set up a website, we just pay for it out of our own pockets. There is nobody going around collecting money and there is no pool of funds.
I hope this help explains the situation a little better. For more info about the situation in China, you can visit: www.faluninfo.net and for more info about the practice visit www.falundafa.org
I highly recommend the following page which give an in-depth analysis of why the chinese gov.is persecuting Falun Gong:
http://www.faluninfo.net/devstories/why/index.asp
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Well said. Yes, I've met supporters in of the underground churches ... they are being persecuted severely as well. A few months ago, a man was given a life sentence just because he got caught smuggling in 10,000 bibles from Hong Kong. Totally insane!
Thanks for your support!
- Scott
Hello,
... and thus justify his widespread persecution. Despite the horrible
mistreatment of the practitioners in China, not one practitioner has ever
retaliated with violence.
I've been practicing Falun Gong here in New York City for the past 3 years. I learned from a co-worker of mine at my job on Wall Street. Since I've been practing, I haven't been sick once, and my bad knees, back and kneck are all in great shape now. And for all of this, I've never been asked for a penny. Furthermore, in Falun Gong, there are no temples, rituals or worship. There is no membership list of any kind and people come and go as they please. Here in manhattan, some practitioners meet up in Central park on the weekends to do the Falun Gong exercises together (they are similar to Tai Chi)...that's pretty much the extent of the practice. To call this a "cult", seems very strange to me.
I've met hundreds of Falun Gong practitioners from many different countries around the world (including mainland China). They are always very kind and considerate, and are always willing help others, but yet never ask for reward or recognition.
Falun Gong was widely accepted, and even promoted by the Chinese government until, in July of 1999, President Jiang Zemin declared it an "evil cult". Most china scholars say that Jiang Zemin percieved Falun Gong a threat to his power when he found out that there were between 70 to 100 million people practicing in China alone (that's 2x as many people in the communist party). Usuing "cultural revolution-sytle" tactics, Jiang Zemin then launched a massive propaganda campaign that aimed to turn the world against Falun Gong
Falun Gong is now practiced in over 55 countries around the world, and there has never been any problems like the Chinese goverment says they are having in China. Actually, here in the U.S. Falun Dafa and it's founder, Li Hongzhi, have been given hundreds of awards and proclamations.
I hope this helps you understand things a bit better.
Best Regards,
Scott
Hi,
... ", my guess is that you're refering to some of the Chinese government's fabrications. If not, I would appreciate seeing these reports.
You make a good point, but I think the only reason it's hard to distinguish between good and evil is because of the enormous amount of propaganda that the Chinese gov. has fabricated to justify it's brutal persecution campaign.
Actually, It's really only a few of the top leaders of the communist party (mainly Jiang Zemin), who oppose Falun Gong. Before July, 1999, there were many high-ranking officials in the party who were practicing Falun Gong. Many branches of the government were openly supporting the practice and everybody knew about it (according to gov estimates, in 1998 there were between 70 to 100 million people practicing in China). Nobody called the practice "evil" before President Jiang Zemin declared it "evil" on July 20, 1999.
Me and my wife have been practicing Falun Gong for the past 3 years, here in NYC. We have benefitted from the practice tremendously, both physically and mentally, and were never charged a penny. I've read all of the Falun Gong books and I have not encountered anything that resembles a "cult". In the practice, there are no rituals or worship, and all the activities are free of charge. There is no membership and people come and go as they please. Furthermore, Falun Gong has recieved a great deal of recognition and honors from various levels of government in the U.S, Canada and Europe.
As for the "Credible reports showing that Falun Gong is closer to a
Regarding the issue of $$ --- After learning that many relatives of our chinese friends were being tortured and even killed in Labor camps in China, simply because they practice Falun Gong, my wife and I decided to volunteer our time and skills to help stop the persecution. If there is something that we'd like to do that costs money, like set up a website, we just pay for it out of our own pockets. There is nobody going around collecting money and there is no pool of funds.
I hope this help explains the situation a little better. For more info about the situation in China, you can visit: www.faluninfo.net and for more info about the practice visit www.falundafa.org
I highly recommend the following page which give an in-depth analysis of why the chinese gov.is persecuting Falun Gong: http://www.faluninfo.net/devstories/why/index.asp
Best Regards,
Scott