Three Billion Chinese
There are a few million people among the three billion Chinese who hold some kind or multiple kinds of Christian services now without being rounded up and jailed.
That means there are two billion plus at least nine-hundred million more who primarily are not religious, as we describe religion.
I spent a little time there and discovered some of their daily routines, but never could quite put a system together that influenced their lives, except for their great respect for old and dead Chinese.
Most of them take little time off from whatever their daily chores are except usually they take Saturday afternoons only off to socialize and shop.
The children up to getting married, usually spend a few hours at the end of the day telling their Mother or Father every single thing that happened to them during that day. It is a ritual that can not be skipped, it seems.
I even saw one college student who also worked eight hours a day, sleeping at her desk due to being up most of the night telling her Mother what happened the day before. It simply isn't skipped.
Is that a religion? Or, what?
A direct question to most Chinese as to Jesus, brings such comments as (if they know who he was) he never got to China did he? An American prophet!
They have little murder of each other nor very little robbery and rape, however they do have a few rowdies who occasionally have to spend a few months in a tough prison.
If one happens to injure a cop or official, his trial is quick ans often lethal. I suppose many aren't at fault, but punishment is rendered anyway to scare others.
The sharing of possessions, food and housing is by relationship.
China is now into Industry, supplying the world. They are changing rapidly.
I would expect that they and the Russians will someday be our largest and most dangerous enemies again.
They will use economics next time to fight.
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