|
|
Article: Bill in Congress targets religious persecution. (Freedom From Religious Persecution bill aimed at specific countries)
- Article from:
- National Catholic Reporter
- Article date:
- August 1, 1997
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1997 National Catholic Reporter. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
WASHINGTON -- The state of religious freedom -- or persecution -- in China continues to surface in various ways.
Currently making its way through Congress is the Freedom from Religious Persecution bill, which has China, Vietnam and the Sudan, particularly, in its sights. At the same time, the leader of an eight-member Beijing Religious Affairs Bureau delegation, on a visit to Washington in July, declared that China is enjoying a religious resurgence, "a golden time."
For Catholics, this divergence of perception is to some extent mirrored in China itself, where Beijing maintains a dual policy of cooperation with Patriotic Association -- "aboveground" ...