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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Not sure about Xinjiang exactly, but decentralised and autonomous nature of muslim religious authorities usually cause them to not have much political power when under non-muslim government, religious influence in such conditions usually results in what they did, extremist minority.

Tibet is even worse example, now its more or less cooperative, but clergy literally got deposed from power hard, expropriated nearly entirely and since then watched carefully. PRC even directly interfere with their religious hierarchy, look what they did to panchen lama and when current dalai lama dies the tibetan buddhism can very well split because it, which will increase state influence over it. And it's far from only thing.

I won't even mention what happened when Falun Gong overstepped.

outright banning religion.

You do know than beween kissing bishop ring and "outright banning religion" there is a lot of other options?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You do know than beween kissing bishop ring and "outright banning religion" there is a lot of other options?

I think this is where our discussion got off track. There's another thread in here that mentions the distinction between religious institutions and religious practice. I'm certainly in favour of placing heavy restrictions on religious institutions. I think we need to be open minded when it comes to allowing others the right to their religious practice.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I’m certainly in favour of placing heavy restrictions on religious institutions. I think we need to be open minded when it comes to allowing others the right to their religious practice.

This i agree with.