Chinese church plan at birthplace Confucius sparks protests

[Joanne98]

Source: Telegraph

Plans to build an enormous 3,000-seater church in the birthplace Confucius have stirred up nationalist sentiment in China after a group of leading authorities on the ancient philosopher-sage raised objections to the project.

The government-backed church, to be built in a modern-Gothic style almost to the same height as St Peter's in the Vatican, was intended to be a beacon of intercultural understanding between Western Christianity and Eastern Confucianism.

However the plans have been met with fierce opposition after a group of ten leading scholars published an open letter condemning the proposal, in an appeal that has now been supported by 105 more scholars, 48 cultural organisations and 19 websites.

"If a super-large Confucius temple were built in Jerusalem, Mecca or the Vatican, overshadowing the religious buildings there, how would the people feel about it? Would the government and the people accept it?" asked the open letter.



Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/8228243/Chinese-church-plan-at-birthplace-Confucius-sparks-protests.html

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The Christians are building a victory church on "birthplace Confucius" ground zero! Will the Chinese burn the Bible in protest?

[Lars39]

1. Having listened to my Southern Baptist BIL

talk about his recent visit there to help establish a church, I fully expected this article to be about the progress Southern Baptists are making in China. :eyes:
Does China allow foreigners to proselytize?

[rug]

2. It's the Catholic Church backed by the Goveernment not the Vatican.

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

They're rubbing the Vatican's face in it with this cathedral.

[dballance]

3. Good Grief - Another Penis Size Contest

Last time one of those happened the US ended up invading a country for no reason. So in my book W still means Wimpy Willie.

[Confusious]

4. Somewhere in here is a joke about the mosque near ground zero

I'm just to tired to find it. It's probably really obvious too.

[Roy Rolling]

5. here it is:

What does Newt think?

[Joanne98]

6. Dude you got no Bible.