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Chicago Tribune, in editorial, calls for resistance to China’s crackdown on religion

January 04, 2019

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CWN Editor's Note: “Communist regimes have long aimed at stamping out religion, which they see as a dangerous rival for the allegiance of their people,” the nation’s 8th-largest newspaper stated in an editorial. “Religious freedom, however, is a vital human right that deserves to be respected even in authoritarian countries.”

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  • Posted by: Randal Mandock - Jan. 06, 2019 12:17 PM ET USA

    A surprisingly open-eyed analysis of oppression of religion by the Chinese government.