Bible downloads banned in China

[Ingramtg]

With all the news coming out of China, like Xi being able to rule without term limits, this is one that didn't surprised me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqeg8vLlx7c

Do you agree with this? Should the state regulate religion as strictly as China does? For example, they screen people before allowing them to go an the haj to Mecca.

Are they atheist though , I'm not aware on this news but really banning bible , i have some another article that i've recent search feel free to look at though.

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/05/world/asia/china-bans-bible-sales.html
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[SkyFlakes]

In our country, separation of church and state is such a big issue. Our state doesn't want the church to go within their boundaries but it doesn't mean that they haven't freedom of speech where they can still say what they want. If we turn in upside down, the state should do the same with the church. They should not be involved in any regulation on church matter. In our country, I haven't seen anything like this. China shouldn't regulate religion as church and government are two entities of society that solely works on their own. Hence, I believe that the separation of church and state should be strictly done for this is what should happen in a more rational sense.

[congresowoman]

very saddening new especially to Christians in China. Coming from a free country, we  adhere to the separation of church and state. news about China banning people from downloading the Bible is a swift move to prevent the spread of Christianity in a Traditional Buddhist country.
Why don't we just allow the word of God to penetrate every country. Why is Christianism the only religion that everybody is against?

[Sithara007]

Why is Christianism the only religion that everybody is against?

Asian people firmly believe in the separation between the church and the state. In Christian majority Asian nations such as South Korea and the Philippines, it is the church which dictates the government policies. The Chinese doesn't want the same to happen in their country.

[Nagyyssa]

Religion should be recognized as fraud by law. China, though smacks of totalitarianism, but in the case of religion, they are doing the right thing

[Balthazar]

Religion should be recognized as fraud by law. China, though smacks of totalitarianism, but in the case of religion, they are doing the right thing

Sounds like you're ready to punish fraud victims by execution.

[Sidiq SP]

I am not too surprised with this news, because we know together that in the country of china adopt communist ideology or in other words do not believe in the existence of god (atheist) so that the ban on the bible or the Qur'an or related to religion is not so important news in that country, our beliefs can not necessarily be made a reason for the Chinese state to determine its government, there is more importance to the rules of the government than to deal with religious matters, here is my opinion about this

[kojoannan]

Chinese still behave like communist and is not surprise if Bible download is banned. Freedom and human right somehow seem limited in China and Budhism and other religions have taken root over there, they don't want their people to be converted ,hence all these ban .

[Sithara007]

Chinese still behave like communist and is not surprise if Bible download is banned. Freedom and human right somehow seem limited in China and Budhism and other religions have taken root over there, they don't want their people to be converted ,hence all these ban .

Native religions such as Buddhism and Taoism doesn't face any restrictions in China. The authorities are concerned mainly with the spread of Islam and Christianity, because these two religions have a history of interfering in the governance. 

[criza]

In our country, we have the so-called 'separation of the church and the state' and I believe that it is the best thing a nation could do when it comes to religion. And that idea, I think, must be imposed to other countries just like China. I do not think that the regulation when it comes to religion should be imposed and bible application must be at a ban. People must be given a freedom to choose what religion they want to join as long as the individual involved is not a threat to the sovereignty and the welfare of the whole nation. To sum up everything, my opinion is just an opinion for what I think is appropriaye and what is right, but still, it is the Chinese government and the people of China to decide and have a discourse.

[yesyes18]

I think religion and governance are two separate entities which shouldn't be merged. Religion constitute what some people trully believe and have faith in and so interfering into it sometimes is not good. But we should also know that if religion is leading to a nationwide problem then it needs to be attended to. I think we should really know the reason why the Chinese government is doing that.

[KobbyC]

I disagree with this. The different translations of the Bible do not change it meaning. A lot of people have to be educated on this.

[joebrook]

I don't think government should have anything to do with religion.
Not regulating it, not give it tax brakes, nothing.

Most religions cause a lot of trouble but Christianity isn’t one of the them. In an effort to control everything they think that the clampdown of bible downloads will be good for their regime.

[whaawh]

I don't think government should have anything to do with religion.
Not regulating it, not give it tax brakes, nothing.

Most religions cause a lot of trouble but Christianity isn’t one of the them. In an effort to control everything they think that the clampdown of bible downloads will be good for their regime.

there are many religions around the world, and each of them brings in both negative and positive features of life in society. In order to avoid a bad influence on the Chinese people, the government is doing everything possible to make their people return to their origins.

[Sithara007]

there are many religions around the world, and each of them brings in both negative and positive features of life in society. In order to avoid a bad influence on the Chinese people, the government is doing everything possible to make their people return to their origins.

The problem with both Christianity and Islam is that they tend to interfere in the governance unlike the case with the oriental religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Shintoism. Perhaps that is the reason why the Chinese government is adopting such a hostile approach.

[Idaujotaite]

haven't heard of that , that's really messed up. I wouldn't want to live in a country that bans simple human rights.

[ssteinb86]

Chinese government has always been very sensitive about all the religious matters especially after Xinjiang conflict started. And to their credit, they are coping quite fine with the task: vast majority of population still remains religion-free, saying that the only thing they believe in is money. I don't think this internet ban on Bibles is that serious since you can still buy a physical book in store, it just makes it a lot easier to control the authenticity of the content.

[Spendulus]

With all the news coming out of China, like Xi being able to rule without term limits, this is one that didn't surprised me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqeg8vLlx7c

Do you agree with this? Should the state regulate religion as strictly as China does? For example, they screen people before allowing them to go an the haj to Mecca.

I believe that with today's Internet it is impossible to stop the flow of ideas.

Hence it should be impossible to stop the transfer of text versions of books, including the Bible.

Therefore this thread is nonsense.

[popcorn1]

With all the news coming out of China, like Xi being able to rule without term limits, this is one that didn't surprised me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqeg8vLlx7c

Do you agree with this? Should the state regulate religion as strictly as China does? For example, they screen people before allowing them to go an the haj to Mecca.

I believe that with today's Internet it is impossible to stop the flow of ideas.

Hence it should be impossible to stop the transfer of text versions of books, including the Bible.

Therefore this thread is nonsense.

Hence it should be impossible to stop the transfer of text versions of books, including the Bible...No they cannot stop it BUT they can catch you very easy ..
Now in china   if I said I catch you reading a text download   because we check your IP address and see what you been looking at if you been looking at the bible then i ban you from public services and if you carry on i will kill you ..How many china killed of their own anyways?..

So yes i can see a ban ..

China and human rights: jailed for speaking out - Telegraph
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8122210/...
China and human rights: jailed for speaking out The Chinese authorities show little tolerance for those who speak out over scandals the government would rather keep ...

China's 'social credit' system bans millions from ...
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/24/chinas-social-credit...
It sounds like the plot line from an episode of Black Mirror set in a dystopian future, but China's “social credit” system has already seen over 12 million people ..


AY YOU PLICK   YOU READ BIBLE I BAN YOU FROM SOCIALCARE ^^^^^^^..

hOW WILL I KNOW ?  well i can pretend to be a bible lover   and also check IP adresses ..

[Adecrypt83]

This is one of the reason why China can't take over from the USA as the world power, they have many anti human right policies