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To: Brumar89 who wrote (1064024)	4/6/2018 6:10:46 PM
From: J_F_Shepard	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1584430

What is the reason you want to sell bibles to the Chinese? To introduce them to good literature? Or to penetrate the government there and overthrow it? Christians, especially Catholics, have historically been anti-communist. Why would any government assist someone trying to overthrow them??? The Chinese don't seem to have a problem with their traditional religions. nytimes.com China Bans Online Bible Sales as It Tightens Religious Controls By IAN JOHNSONAPRIL 5, 2018 "....The move aligns with a longstanding effort to limit the influence of Christianity in China. Among China’s major religions — which include Buddhism, Taoism, Islam and folk beliefs — Christianity is the only one whose major holy text cannot be sold through normal commercial channels. The Bible is printed in China but legally available only at church bookstores. The advent of online retailers created a loophole that made the Bible easily available. This was especially important in China given the growing dominance of online shopping. The closing of that loophole follows new government religious regulations that have effectively tightened rules on Christianity and Islam, while promoting Buddhism, Taoism and folk religion as part of President Xi Jinping’s efforts to promote traditional values. The moves also come as China is engaged in negotiations with the Vatican to end the split between the underground and government-run Catholic church. This would end a nearly 70-year split between the Chinese government and the global church, which Beijing traces to the Vatican’s historically strong anti-Communist stance....."