tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post3647393974408432609..comments2024-03-29T01:07:30.224-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Christianity Rising... in ChinaStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-39126336479655875552014-04-20T22:49:38.045-07:002014-04-20T22:49:38.045-07:00Extremal form of Marxism, after this extremal form...Extremal form of Marxism, after this extremal form of capitalism, and maybe extremal form of christianity. They really have a copy-paste-supersize mode.Jockernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-33686514881949973042014-04-20T11:09:53.413-07:002014-04-20T11:09:53.413-07:00I wonder what Tom Friedman thinks of this, surely ...I wonder what Tom Friedman thinks of this, surely he must be aghast, feeling that the Communist Chinese missed an important detail in their efficient, superior model of nation-building, economic centralization, mercantalism and social hegemony. Perhaps they also efficiently concluded that man's search for meaning was beyond their powers of control, different from the "commanding heights" of the economy.<br /><br />I can just see our buddy Tom, when asked about this on his next appearance on Charlie Rose: "Well, they may be taking a step backward with irrational social ideas like religion, Charlie, but I assure you the smart people at the top -- the Chinese elites, who send their children to American and European universities -- won't ever succumb. They're too smart for that, Charlie. We're in good hands."<br /><br />It will be interesting to see how Pope Francis navigates the political minefield of appointing Chinese Catholic bishops and cardinals. The Communist Chinese get very squirrelly about this issue, like many other perceived threats to internal security in their pluto-oligarchical regime. I suspect Pope Francis will do very well in this regard. Perhaps he can channel Pope John Paull II, becoming a visible leader in growing the Christian mission in the Far East. I certainly pray for his success.<br /><br />Happy Easter, <br /><br />TipAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com