Falun Gong

In the early 1990’s an enigmatic movement called Falungong began in mainland China and took it by storm. Its unexpected popularity took most off guard but that rapid growth in public attention also came with the scrutiny of the Chinese communist party. The Chinese communist party labeled the Falungong movement as an illegal cult so in consideration of that it became unlawful for anyone to practice Falungong. Militarized policing persecuted all of those who remained loyal to the movement. The…

China is experiencing a remarkable religious renaissance that includes dark ages during Mao Zedong period, and revival and also reform in many traditional forms (Madsen 2011, p. 18). Religions not only in terms of organizations and conflicts, but also individual belief and convictions shaped the many of transformation of the history with continuous influence on society for the past few centuries (Dubois 2011, p. 1). Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Legalism have major impact in Asian society,…

Introduction: Since it's first introduction on the black market in the early 1980s, organ harvesting has become a global epidemic, with New Internationalist Magazine calling it the "new form of human trafficking." Organ harvesting is being marketed to those living in poverty and third world conditions as a quick cash solution, while those who are truly profiting from the exchange are "organ brokers" and the recipients from rich countries. In a new form of global classism, the rich are…

religious groups can occur when the religion is seen as competition for a political system. The persecution of Christians in the former Soviet Union is one example of this kind of religious persecution. Other examples include the persecution of the Falun Gong sect in China and the persecution of Christians and Muslims in MyanmAlthough from a scientific perspective it could be said that the study of religious persecution is of interest in its own right, the goal of such study should be not to…

reach as far as Tibet and China. The Hindu Kings also introduced the Swastika to the Balinese Hinduism. The Buddhists also influenced the use of Swastika by the Bon faith of Tibet and also in the later syncretic religions like Cao Dai of Vietnam and Falun Gong of China. Despite the varying importance of the symbol Swastika from culture to culture and country to country, there lies no doubt in the fact that it drew a lof of meaning across all civilizations as being associated with religion and…

INTRODUCTION ADD INTERESTING FACT AND TRANSITION The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso was born on 6 July 1935, to a farming family, in northeastern Tibet. At the age of two, he was recognized as the reincarnation of the previous 13th Dalai Lama, and was sent away from his parents to began his monastic education at the tender age of six. After completing his education in 1950, Tenzin Gyatso assumed full political power over Tibet, but in 1959, he was forced into exile in India after the Chinese…

Organ donation has grown more popular over recent years with its latest modern technology and people driven with the hope that they will save someone’s life with their viable organs. Although there is more awareness of organ donations and its benefits, the fact is that in the United States an average of 21 people die each day from not receiving the organs on time or at all (Donate Life America, 2016) . In an effort to aid the people in these extensive waiting lists, the proposal of mandatory…

believe that Aliens from outer Space initially created life on Earth also used the symbol in their seal which too garnered much controversy. The new religious movement Ananda Marg formed in 1955 in India also uses the symbol as part of their seal. The Falun Gong qigong movement of China used a symbol similar to swastika which featured a large swastika encircled by four smaller ones, merged with yin-and-yang…

In Nepal, Tibetan nuns have been tortured to death. In Turkey, Kurdish women are tortured. In China, women followers of Falun Gong are tortured. In the United States, women are trafficked here and held in sexual torture chambers in nearly every one of America's big cities”(Brownworth). This is something that is a lot more common than it should be. Another reason people are…

1 : Introduction 1.1 General Background Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 (1953) is a dystopian novel, set in a world where the ownership of books is illegal, and firemen burn books instead of putting fires out. The protagonist, Guy Montag, is a fireman. He decides to investigate the loyalty some in their society have for books by reading some he kept in secret. He is then discovered by his captain who reports him, and is chased by the government until he escapes in a river. In the end, he washes up…