[Fiji Hill]

Similar thing in China before 1949. The ruling Kuomintang party was dominated by American-educated Methodists ruling a predominantly Buddhist/Confucist country.

The Marxist-Leninists who have ruled China since 1949 aren't very Buddhist or Confucianist.

[In_Iowa_not_from]

Very true. The Buddhists and Confucists in China learned that the hard way.

In contrast, the Communists in Vietnam have generally stayed out of religious matters there.