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The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom released its annual report last week noting that the conditions for religious freedom are “worsening” around the world.
New research in social psychology examines how cultural differences impact how heroes and heroism are perceived.
TWH provides an update on its coverage of a new Chinese law that intends to crack down on unapproved religious sects, referred to by the Chinese Communist Party as xie jiao.
The Chinese government has instituted a number of new measures intended to curb the practice of folk religions, such as worship of figures like Huangdi, the Yellow Emperor, and Nong Zhigao, a culture hero who resembles Robin Hood.
自由女神, zìyóu nǚshén, the “Goddess of Democracy,” was a symbol of the 1989 Tienanmen Square protests in China. The Chinese government has attempted to suppress the goddess’s image, but activists are keeping her in the public eye despite the risk of prison.
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