Jesus more popular than Mao in China?

[kevindavis007]

Despite Christianity's struggles in China, Jesus and Christianity are still far more popular on Weibo, China's version of Twitter than Chairman Mao and Communism.

A survey by Tea Leaf Nation, a magazine run by researchers studying China's social media trends, found that a search for 'Bible' on Weibo produces over 17 million results.

Searching the same site for 'Quotations of Chairman Mao', a text more commonly known in the West as the 'Little Red Book' only yielded 60,000 results.

http://www.christiantoday.com/article/jesus.more.popular.than.mao.in.china/36729.htm

[PzLdr]

Why not. He didn't cause the deaths of some 70-100 million Chinese like Fat Boy did.

[Oceander]

Maybe it's because Mao is taught in schools and anyone can learn about him anywhere, but you have to put effort into learning about Jesus.

[NavyCanDo]

let's give credit where credit is due, the many Christian missionaries sent to China over the decades.

[kevindavis007]

let's give credit where credit is due, the many Christian missionaries sent to China over the decades.

That is true..

[EC]

let's give credit where credit is due, the many Christian missionaries sent to China over the decades.

Agreed. They risked it all, too.

[olde north church]

Can we presume then the Beatles are more popular than Mao?