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General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => Topic started by: kevindavis007 on April 13, 2014, 07:47:18 pm

Title: Jesus more popular than Mao in China?
Post by: kevindavis007 on April 13, 2014, 07:47:18 pm
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 (http://www.christiantoday.com/article/jesus.more.popular.than.mao.in.china/36729.htm)
Title: Re: Jesus more popular than Mao in China?
Post by: PzLdr on April 13, 2014, 10:30:46 pm
Why not. He didn't cause the deaths of some 70-100 million Chinese like Fat Boy did.
Title: Re: Jesus more popular than Mao in China?
Post by: Oceander on April 14, 2014, 03:17:47 am
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.
Title: Re: Jesus more popular than Mao in China?
Post by: NavyCanDo on April 14, 2014, 06:59:23 pm
let's give credit where credit is due, the many Christian missionaries sent to China over the decades.
Title: Re: Jesus more popular than Mao in China?
Post by: kevindavis007 on April 18, 2014, 12:38:59 am
let's give credit where credit is due, the many Christian missionaries sent to China over the decades.


That is true..
Title: Re: Jesus more popular than Mao in China?
Post by: EC on April 18, 2014, 12:29:30 pm
let's give credit where credit is due, the many Christian missionaries sent to China over the decades.

Agreed. They risked it all, too.
Title: Re: Jesus more popular than Mao in China?
Post by: olde north church on April 18, 2014, 10:39:39 pm
Can we presume then the Beatles are more popular than Mao?