While Europe turned muslim. China turned Christian!
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At the beginning of the 21st century, Europe is being Islamized, while China is being Christianized. This proves that if God exists He must have a sense of humor. Buddhism and Taoism still claim most worshippers in China but the state-sanctioned churches count up to 35 million followers. The underground churches are estimated to have 80 million members or more, about 12 million of them Catholics, the rest Protestants.
In a Beijing beauty salon, convert Xun Jinzhen explains why Christianity has become so popular: “We have very few people who believe in communism as a faith, so there’s an emptiness in their hearts.” Among the Chinese converts are some figures from the 1989 democracy protests. According to Han Dong-fang, “I think human beings need something at a spiritual level. We don’t want to believe we are coming from nowhere; going nowhere. In China we have traditionally followed Buddhism. We had quite a deep religion. But communism destroyed everything. When communism became this corrupted thing which failed everybody, people still needed a belief. I think that’s the reason for Christianity in China.” -
Heard that many local chirstians distributing bibles in china rural areas .And south koreans going to Europe to preach the religion their ruopean amcestor once had....weird reversal of roles
who knows maybe the next renassiance would be led by china! -
IT has begun..
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no wonder so many angmohs investing in China they see more hope there and also in India where many christians promoting education and good faith
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you want to know why ? .... it's very simple ....
in China, visiting a church is free .... but temples charge entrance fees ! ... -
haha. but those who go in to the Enemy's ground to do the Lord's work, do so at great risk...
must pray for them ya..
my respects to them
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I believe it would be a good fusion..Su yat sen is himself a christian and tried to into democracy in china but failed...future leaders in china could pick up the slack though....
China will be somewhere in between euro and america in her cultural and religous development indeed amiddle kingdom
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i begged to differ .anyway she is only talking abt 5% of the total china populationOriginally posted by Catknight:At the beginning of the 21st century, Europe is being Islamized, while China is being Christianized. This proves that if God exists He must have a sense of humor. Buddhism and Taoism still claim most worshippers in China but the state-sanctioned churches count up to 35 million followers. The underground churches are estimated to have 80 million members or more, about 12 million of them Catholics, the rest Protestants.
In a Beijing beauty salon, convert Xun Jinzhen explains why Christianity has become so popular: “We have very few people who believe in communism as a faith, so there’s an emptiness in their hearts.” Among the Chinese converts are some figures from the 1989 democracy protests. According to Han Dong-fang, “I think human beings need something at a spiritual level. We don’t want to believe we are coming from nowhere; going nowhere. In China we have traditionally followed Buddhism. We had quite a deep religion. But communism destroyed everything. When communism became this corrupted thing which failed everybody, people still needed a belief. I think that’s the reason for Christianity in China.”
her words doesnt mean alot lah -
bit off-topic..
just wanna share that when i went to Taiwan the Chang Kai Shiak memorial hall (now they just renamed it to democratic hall or something and decorate it with lots of kites besides his statue..) that Chang was also a Christian! : D -
so was lee teng hui ... -
People like to change. The only constant is change. So it is no surprise that all the pple are changing their religion.
In fact, in america and some parts of europe, some ang mohs are turning to buddhism as well as they feel that christians and muslims fight too much. -
then Arabs turn what?
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laurence82 turned what?
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Originally posted by laurence82:laurence82 turned what?
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Poor ah lau.Originally posted by Honeybunz:
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Spartans turned what?
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evreything that happens is part of a bigger plan which will be revealed in His time