China's leading newspaper, the People's Daily, is
scheduled to publish a byline commentary Friday, denouncing
the evil nature of the Falun Gong cult which suborned five
practitioners to set themselves on fire in Tiananmen Square
on January 23.
The suicidal attempts, which
left one dead and four others seriously injured, were a
terrible tragedy on the eve of the Chinese New Year, says
the commentator.
Similar to other evil cults
worldwide, Falun Gong idolizes its ringleader, Li Hongzhi,
who fled to the United States, tortures human life,
endangers the whole society and infringes on human rights,
the article says.
Since founding Falun Gong,
Li has carried out spiritual worship for himself and
disseminated malicious theories of doomsday and sin
eradication among practitioners.
Li fabricates
malicious fallacies and proclaims that the law of Falun is a
kind of supernatural science. Under the disguise of pursuing
truthfulness, goodness and forbearance, the cult leader
advocates fatalism and organizes underground activities in
order to subvert the government, the commentary says.
The Falun Gong cult attempts to spiritually
control its practitioners, many of whom have gone too far
and become maniacal, the writer says.
Before
the ban on Falun Gong, many of its members beguiled by Li
refused to take medicine when ill and some even committed
suicide.
Official statistics show that in the
last couple of years, more than 1,600 Falun Gong
practitioners have died unnatural deaths throughout the
country, which has affected thousands of families.
On April 5, 2000, a Falun Gong practitioner in
Jiutaihe City, northeast Jilin Province, burnt himself to
death, leaving only a letter to his wife and family.
In the suicide incident in Tiananmen Square on
January 23, the cult bewitched a 19 year old college student
and a 12-year-old girl to set themselves on fire.
The Chinese government announced on July
22,1999 that Falun Gong is an evil cult, and afterwards
began operating crackdown activities.
After
meticulous education and persuasion by various levels of
governments, most of the Falun Gong practitioners left the
cult and began to live a normal life again.
A
retired shoe-maker in Baicheng City, Jilin Province, finally
revealed the falsehood of Li's so-called principles such as
truthfulness, goodness and forbearance.
While
Falun Gong believers shed blood in China, Li and his family
have led a luxurious life in the United States, with the
money they gained through cheating practitioners and other
benefactors, the newspaper says.
A Beijing
Economics College graduate was formerly a die-hard member of
Falun Gong. She gradually became suspect of her beliefs and
discovered the evil nature of the cult. After learning of
some incidents involving suicide, she said that she is
really happy to be responsible to her family, the state and
society, the commentary says.
In tandem with
striking against the cult, the Chinese government is foiling
Li Hongzhi's ugly attempts. The cult leader throws himself
into the lap of Western anti-China forces and acts as their
tool for subverting the Chinese government.
Meanwhile, he continues cheating his followers
through the Internet and provokes them to sacrifice their
lives for his ulterior political motives.
The
suicide incident on January 23 exposed again the evil nature
of the Falun Gong cult, which must be rooted out for the
sake of long-term social stability and safety of the people,
the commentary says.
(Xinhuanet 02/02/2001)
Commentary by the People's Daily on Evil Nature of Falun Gong
2003-11-20 17:07