Posted on 11/11/2005 6:33:56 PM PST by nypokerface
That seems like a nice idea, but wouldn't any "Christian" group acceptible to the Chinese government be nothing but a puppet religion? I'm a Roman Catholic and if I were on a trip to China I'm not sure I could attend Mass because, as I understand it, the Catholic Church as recognized by the gov't in China is a state-sponsered organ. Correct me if I am wrong, please.
I like it, but many of them are underground for fear of the Government. Worshiping in open is mark for imprisonment or worse. Still, I love the idea and commend the President for it.
He has certainly surprised me today.
He is much braver than I, and I am bullet proof, sometimes.
WOW!
God bless the man! GWB will never cease to amaze me.
China has millions of Muslims, especially those from Uighur background. Islam has been in China almost immediately after Muhammad.
Islam is divided. It really is that simple. Bush chooses to emphasize the less radicalized part, and to label the other part as outliers.
You choose to label the entire religion and anyone in it as if they are all bin laden, Zawahiri and Zarqawi. You are not half so clever as you think you are. Neither are your types who post their snide attacks on every thread.
I know what the Koran says. So what? Like I said, the truth is, Islam is divided, including over the meaning of passages in the Koran. Even ones that seem to you to be invontrovertibly violent are not taken that way by a lot of clerics.
Yes, there are muslims in China. China seems to keep it pretty quite, but there have been terrorist like activities in the far West (Xinjiang province). Although, it seems the primary motivation is to reestablish a muslim state that used to exist there long ago (not directly linked with the Al Qaeda fulfilling prophesy types)
Nice try, but the Bush family's closest Muslim buddies are the Saudis, and you don't get much more fundamental than the Wahibbis. Remeber Saudi Bin Laden family members were allowed to fly around the country when Americans were grounded after 9/11.
What's the matter? Can't a few hundred million Muslims control a few thousand radicals? Islam is NOT a "religion" of "peace". Disagree? Prove it. People like you need to clean up your own back yard before you preach to people like us. I'm sick and tired of Americans and other non-Muslims and other "infidels" dying for Muslims because you have been far too tolerant of and passive in your acceptance of "radicals" murdering "infidels" like me. "We don't condone violence, BUT ..." You read your Koran? Good. Then I'm sure you'll understand when I say I'll label the entire Muslim religion any way I damn well please.
/anti-Muslim rant
Your post doesn't seem like it......
The President, a Christian, is seeking other Christians to worship with. He has testified of his faith to the leaders of China. Why belittle your brother in Christ?
I see you've swallowed the propaganda pill.....
W's at least reading from Reagan's playbook, and the personal stuff matches his personality, but I'm not as hopeful it'll work in this case. It seems to take a lot more to embarrass the ChiComs, and doubt any given Chinese dissident could feel safer having met Bush.
Who do you think their closest Muslim buddies are, if not the Saudis?
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