Freedom of Belief, a Federation of Associations that advocate freedom of thought, religion and belief, asks for your support on their petition for the Attention of the President of the People’s Republic of China. Freedom Of Belief stands against every form of religious discrimination, including any arbitrary distinction between “religions” and “cults”; across the decades…
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, an advisory council to Congress and the US President, has added Central African Republic, Egypt, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Syria and Vietnam to its list of countries where religious freedom is of particular concern. The Commissions new Annual Report says that “religious freedom abroad has been under serious and sustained assault” during the past year, and…
Reuters reports that a Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Beijing has decided to ditch traditional ways and use technology to attract followers. Longquan temple says it has developed a robot monk that can chant Buddhist mantras, move via voice command, and hold a simple conversation. Named Xian’er, the 60-cm (2-foot) tall robot resembles a cartoon-like…
SOURCE: Channelnewsasia: SINGAPORE: A Falun Gong supporter was sentenced to two months’ jail and six strokes of the cane on Wednesday (Jan 20) after pleading guilty to vandalising a pillar under the MRT track – which belongs to SMRT – and a metal control box belonging to the Land Transport Authority. Chinese national Gao Bin,…
