Separation of Church and State

20 Jan 2012

On most topics, a columnist like yours truly gets a few responses at most, but write something naughty about the Catholic and Anglican churches and the faithful will, without fail, rally to the...

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Politburo meets to clarify party line on religion

20 Dec 2007

'Spiritual socialism' to be tolerated

The powerful Politburo held a rare meeting dedicated to the governance of China's religious affairs in Beijing yesterday, state media reported...

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Religious groups get more room to move

20 Oct 2004

Laws, not diktats, will govern the actions of the faithful, says state's watchdog

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Bush looks to religious right wing

7 Mar 2004

Americans are a God-fearing people. Surveys show that 90 per cent believe in God, church attendance is among the highest in the world and the words 'In God We Trust' adorn every banknote.

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Draft law under fire for banning minority religions

1 Dec 2003

Bill is biased against Confucianism and tribes with animist beliefs, critics say

A draft bill supposedly written to promote religious harmony has come under fire for being biased...

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New faith in religion

29 Mar 2002

As China opens itself up to the outside world, inevitably it will have to relax its grip on the religious practices of its people. Officially, it is estimated that there are 100 million...

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Opinion

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

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Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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3:37AM

Taking a fresh look at on-line religion

THE approaching Christmas holiday season often turns the occidental mind towards religion.

The subject of religion and the computer is something I occasionally like to look at...

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Upholding rule of law

HONG KONG'S Catholic Church hierarchy is putting its faith in the Basic Law. For the majority of its quarter million parishioners, this may be less a question of faith than of necessity.

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Persecution claims denied

CHINA'S religious chief has criticised bias and misunderstanding in Western countries over freedom of religious belief on the mainland, according to official reports.

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