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Originally Posted by FireFly
What's odd is that in a state where the seperation of church and state was absolutely enforced, you get the most dissent and the highest practising of religion. In a state where the church and state were not separated, you have a very low number of citizens who practise.
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It's not the same. In China, you could argue there is no separation of Church and state because the State IS the religion. Religions are not tolerated in China because they usurp the supremacy of the communist state. The state allows some permitted moderate religions, but only so that they can maintain control and monitor them. Others like Falun Gong are wholly banned as destructive (ritual bowel surgery) and a danger to state rule with harsh punishments and torture.