Falun Gong, The Chinese Version Of Scientology
Falun Gong is beginning to look a lot like China's version of Scientology. Aside from featuring "aliens" and a "spinning wheel" in their beliefs, their measures for acceptance and promotion have recently been called into question.
Falun Gong...incorporates a spiritual element and some unique beliefs, including one that followers have a spinning wheel in their bellies that pushes out evil and attracts good. In 1999, its founder, Li Hongzhi, told a Time magazine reporter that aliens from other planets were responsible for corrupting mankind by teaching modern science. [NY Times]
Most recently, they have been pushing their agenda via a show called Chinese New Year Splendor at Radio City Music Hall. While there is no mention of Falun Gong in the title or promotional pamphlets, its message and pleas for sympathy seep into the performance during the first act, causing many unsuspecting audience members to leave upon realizing the hidden agenda.
The group which has been persecuted in China and branded a cult, should be able to practice freely without this threat. Nevertheless, such deceptive tactics no doubt further their cult-like image, and bring into question why they have to be so roundabout in the first place. Simply put, you are not helping your cause.
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Vassili Verrecchia Shows Off His Favorite Things In His Paris Home
While his brother, Timothee, runs the NYC office, Vassili takes on the Paris-based side of things. To gain some insight to what inspires such a creative and entrepreneurial spirit, we asked Vass to show off some of his favorite worldly and sentimental possessions in his Paris home. See where Vass's travels have taken him...
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Charles Liu
February 8, 2008
11:51pm
Guest, Falun Gong's controversy is somethine we in the community are well aware of. In addition to receiving financial support from various Falun Dafa Associations, Falun Gong media have also received funding from faction of US Congress that's considered "Blue Team" China hawks. Most notably The Friends of Falun Gong, a quasi-government organization started by Congressman Tom Lanto's wife, Annette Lantos, and operated by Ambassador Mark Palmer, one of the co-founders of NED: [www.guidestar.org] (page 4, list of directors) FoF's non-profit filings over the years show that millions were given to various Falun Gong media outlets: [www.guidestar.org] [www.guidestar.org] [www.guidestar.org] [www.guidestar.org]
sam
March 31, 2008
5:47am
Hi everyone!!, Cool blog... sounds informative... I hope all kindhearted people of the world will help us to free Danielle father from the Chinese prison by signing the petition at [freemydad.org.]
american students
April 6, 2009
8:18pm
bullshit...totally bullshit........holycrap.........