Re: [tips] Random Thought: China Diary, Ourselves

2010-10-23 Thread Allen Esterson
x27;s policies towards religion post-1949 with particular emphasis on the recent and current situation. >So, if you want to continue this discussion in more detail, >I'd be only to happy to do so off-line. Thanks, but no thanks, Louis. Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department

Re: [tips] Random Thought: China Diary, Ourselves

2010-10-22 Thread Louis E. Schmier
cal campaign against religion. Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London allenester...@compuserve.com http://www.esterson.org --- Re: [tips] Random Thought: China Diary, Ourselves Louis E. Schmier Fri, 22 Oct 2010 02:41:43 -0700 I did say "permitted rel

Re: [tips] Random Thought: China Diary, Ourselves

2010-10-22 Thread Allen Esterson
mer lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London allenester...@compuserve.com http://www.esterson.org --- Re: [tips] Random Thought: China Diary, Ourselves Louis E. Schmier Fri, 22 Oct 2010 02:41:43 -0700 I did say "permitted religions" and I did say "no

Re: [tips] Random Thought: China Diary, Ourselves

2010-10-22 Thread Louis E. Schmier
I did say "permitted religions" and I did say "no 1st amendment here." That means no practicing of full religious freedom. But, Buddhism is practiced openly and without any restriction or government interference. But, memories die hard. Christianity in the minds of many Chinese is still equat

Re:[tips] Random Thought: China Diary, Ourselves

2010-10-22 Thread Allen Esterson
On 21 October 2010 Louis Schmier wrote: >A few mornings ago I cut out a Buddhist saying from the >"approved" English language newspaper, China Daily, >of all places. Buddhism is one of the five "permitted" >religions --no 1st amendment here-- in what so many >Americans think is atheistic, communis

[tips] Random Thought: China Diary, Ourselves

2010-10-21 Thread Louis E. Schmier
Diary, tonight, Wednesday, May 26, I'm diving deep, real deep, spiritually and emotionally deep, so deep most people can't or won't dive there with me. A few mornings ago I cut out a Buddhist saying from the "approved" English language newspaper, China Daily, of all places. Buddhism i