Rising atheism in America puts 'religious right on the defensive'

[MarkCharles]

44. Yup, facts about me and the Chinese are about as well known to you

as your knowledge of "organized" atheism among all other animal species on the planet.

The assertion almost all Chinese are atheists like me, that brings me a big chuckle, knowing you don't speak any variety of the Chinese languages, most of which have several words for their gods.

Christianity, Taoism, Buddhism, Hindu, Confucianism, all of these exist and are followed by the millions in China today.

I'm really hopeful we can somehow UN-HOOK you from a marriage to your fear fantasies that somehow, if Christianity is not encouraged, religion is dead in China, and this is because some people who simply do not believe are responsible for all of this loss of small Christian communities here and there in a nation of over a billion people. I'm sure you have never traveled widely there, to see their temples, maintained and visited daily, nor their cultural moments of spirituality exercised daily, by so many millions.

"Religion in China has been characterized by pluralism since the beginning of Chinese history. The Chinese religions are family-oriented and do not demand the exclusive adherence of members. Some scholars doubt the use of the term "religion" in reference to Buddhism and Taoism, and suggest "cultural practices" or "thought systems" as more appropriate names."

Probably more percentages of people in China call themselves religious and/or spiritual than those in America.
Somehow you have decided not to study Chinese culture, and to make up stuff you want to believe about a horrible government and what it has done to religious and spiritual beliefs in China, obviously you have never studied nor traveled widely in China, nor have you studied the last 4000-5000 year of history of that nation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_China