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Tolerance of the Intolerants and the Tai Ji Men Case
An old but wrong idea is that those with intolerant ideas should not be tolerated. In fact, we are all intolerant of something.
Tolerance, Religious Liberty, and Tai Ji Men
Controversies in the Catholic Church about tolerance and religious liberty may offer some guidance for the situation in Taiwan.
“Uprooting Evil In The Fields We Know”: Tai Ji Men and the United Nations
Tai Ji Men’s teaching on the crucial role of conscience offers a key that may make United Nations work.
Tai Ji Men: A Symbol of Hope for Global Unity
Throughout the years, the role of coalitions gathering different NGOs has become increasingly important at the United Nations. An ad hoc coalition now supports Tai Ji Men
“Perpetual Peace” and the Tai Ji Men Case
In 1795, Immanuel Kant proposed a conscience-based society of nations. The project quickly also found its opponents—as it happened to Tai Ji Men’s idea that world peace is inseparable from conscience.
“Internationalizing the Tai Ji Men Case” Discussed in a Webinar
Scholars, NGO activists, and Tai Ji Men dizi reflected on United Nations Day and why the Tai Ji Men case should be taken seriously by international institutions.
TAIWAN: The UN Int’l Day of Fraternity and the Tai Ji Men Case
The UN International Day of Fraternity and the Tai Ji Men Case
How Tai Ji Men Was Persecuted Three Times
Dr. Hong and his dizi were attacked directly, indirectly, and by threatening their economic resources.
“Global Prayers for Love and Peace”: Where Do We Go from Here
The planetary event of October 16 was the beginning of a new spiritual approach to world crises. The effort should continue.
Calling for a Solution of the Tai Ji Men Case
We join Tai Ji Men in respectfully asking the government of Taiwan, whose commitment to democracy in a region plagued by non-democratic regimes we appreciate and applaud, to return through a political act the confiscated sacred land to Tai Ji Men and publicly confirm that, as Taiwan’s Supreme Court stated, they never violated the law nor evaded taxes.
It would be a small step for Taiwan’s government, but a crucial one to tell the world Taiwan is truly committed to freedom of religion or belief and to the protection of religious and spiritual minorities that were once persecuted by its authoritarian and post-authoritarian regimes.
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“The Tai Ji Men Case” web site is a project by Action Alliance to Redress 1219 whose aim is to collect and put at the readers’ easy disposal articles, documents, and videos—from academic studies to magazine articles—about the case of Tai Ji Men, a mempai (similar to a school) of qigong, martial arts, and self-cultivation headquartered in Taiwan, which has been victim of discrimination and persecution in its home country since 1996, and whose street protests have generated widespread international protests. Here you can find an exhaustive chronology of the case.
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