Leftimies
Dwelling in the Principle
Yeah, what do you think? I kinda have love-hate relationship towards this idea...on the other hand, I would love nothing quite as much as living in Confucian State, dedicated to heavenly virtue, study and worship of Heaven. However, an individual cannot be forced on something...it was precisely religious freedom that gave me the chance to convert into Confucianism.
Here's a quote from an source-backed wikipedia article regarding the rise of Religious Confucianism, and, Confucian Fundamentalism:
"Since 2003 the debate seems to have taken a turn.[81] Large numbers of intellectuals and students are converting to Confucianism,[81] making it a strong intellectual force.[36] A more and more influent movement among them is working to turn Confucianism into a religion (and a movement of its own, independent from the Chinese folk religion), to obtain recognisation by the Chinese government, and even make Confucianism the official state religion of China. Scholar Fenggang Yang calls this movement Confucian Fundamentalism.[81]
In 2003 the Confucian intellectual Kang Xiaoguang published a cultural nationalist manifesto in which he made four suggestions: Confucian education must enter official education at any level, from elementary to high school; the state must establish Confucianism as the state religion by law; Confucian religion must enter the daily life of ordinary people through standardization and development of doctrines, rituals, organisations, churches and activity sites; the Confucian religion must be spread through NGOs.[81]
All the suggestions appear to be being gradually implemented. Since the Jiashen Manifesto published in 2004, intellectuals are calling for a return to the Chinese traditional culture. The Government has since then supported the revival of the Chinese traditional religions, holidays and celebrations. In 2005 the Center for the Study of Confucian Religion was established, and scholars who criticised Confucianism as a religion lost their influence.[81] Also in 2005 Guoxue education started to be implemented in schools of any level. Being well received by the population, even Confucian "televangelists" started to appear on television since 2006.[81]"
Does this spark positive or negative thoughts in ya? In either case, tell us all what you think and why! ^^
Here's a quote from an source-backed wikipedia article regarding the rise of Religious Confucianism, and, Confucian Fundamentalism:
"Since 2003 the debate seems to have taken a turn.[81] Large numbers of intellectuals and students are converting to Confucianism,[81] making it a strong intellectual force.[36] A more and more influent movement among them is working to turn Confucianism into a religion (and a movement of its own, independent from the Chinese folk religion), to obtain recognisation by the Chinese government, and even make Confucianism the official state religion of China. Scholar Fenggang Yang calls this movement Confucian Fundamentalism.[81]
In 2003 the Confucian intellectual Kang Xiaoguang published a cultural nationalist manifesto in which he made four suggestions: Confucian education must enter official education at any level, from elementary to high school; the state must establish Confucianism as the state religion by law; Confucian religion must enter the daily life of ordinary people through standardization and development of doctrines, rituals, organisations, churches and activity sites; the Confucian religion must be spread through NGOs.[81]
All the suggestions appear to be being gradually implemented. Since the Jiashen Manifesto published in 2004, intellectuals are calling for a return to the Chinese traditional culture. The Government has since then supported the revival of the Chinese traditional religions, holidays and celebrations. In 2005 the Center for the Study of Confucian Religion was established, and scholars who criticised Confucianism as a religion lost their influence.[81] Also in 2005 Guoxue education started to be implemented in schools of any level. Being well received by the population, even Confucian "televangelists" started to appear on television since 2006.[81]"
Does this spark positive or negative thoughts in ya? In either case, tell us all what you think and why! ^^
