Tuesday 19 April 2011

How Will Religion’s Growth in China Impact its Relations With the West?

"The moral formation offered by catechesis and Christian teaching is a valuable resource for a new generation of youth without a moral compass."

By Tony Blair

There are more Muslims in China than in the whole of Europe. There are more practising Protestants than in Britain. More practising Catholics than in Italy. And an estimated 100 million or more people who consider themselves Buddhists.

I was in a province of China recently where I met the governor - a Muslim - who openly asked about, and was interested in, my Faith Foundation activities. Official Chinese surveys show that nearly one in three Chinese describe themselves as religious. This is not where they were 30 years ago.

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Resource: The Washington Post

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