(Clearwisdom.net)
Open Forum
Looking at the criticism leveled against Falun Gong by the Chinese Xinhua News Agency, it is readily apparent how they willingly and seriously misinterpret and distort Falun Gong. They quote the writings of Falun Gong completely out of context, even to the extent of presenting the exact opposite meaning of the words of Mr. Li Hongzhi. The Xinhua News author, Zhong Xinming, slanders Falun Gong by depicting practitioners as doing what Master Li explicitly tells them not to do [such as giving up one's main consciousness while practicing exercises, etc.] Because Jiang Zemin has banned and destroyed the book Zhuan Falun, the writers who would defame Dafa have no idea what Falun Gong really is; therefore, their ridiculous, slandering articles are no better than a bad joke and willful misrepresentations of the truth.
The principle of cause and effect contains a true heavenly principle. If you hope to live a peaceful life and have a bright future, please distinguish between good and evil in your words and actions. Don't ignore the existence of the principle of cause and effect!
People: recently, the mainstream media controlled by the Chinese government has always been slandering Falun Gong. Before, the people did not welcome the news programs, for it was often filled with either "Three Representatives" [the "theory" invented by Jiang to "lead" the Party and the country] or meetings with government officials, and aside from that, it would include criticism of Falun Gong in a Cultural Revolution style. People often call CCTV news broadcasts "Jiang's Diary," which means that CCTV writes the programs according to Jiang Zemin's directives.
News Summary from Mainland China
In prison, during the winter, for reciting Hongyin (The Grand Poem, a collection of poems by Mr. Li Hongzhi), the police poured cold water on us when the temperature was below -10oC (14oF). While practitioners were encouraging each other, we suddenly saw a few plants blooming on the ground, and all of us felt encouraged and refreshed. The next day, the police found our clothes all dried, no one appeared sick but instead, very energetic.
More than 40 practitioners in Jiaohe area in Jilin Province were sentenced to forced labor. More than a hundred practitioners were kidnapped in Beijing and sent back to Jiaohe, and forced to attend brainwashing classes and pay heavy fines. Some of them lost their jobs and live in a desperate situation. But the brutal persecution cannot shake practitioners' firm beliefs, they utilize all means to expose the evil, and their mighty, righteous actions deeply intimidate the evil forces.
News from Overseas:
In the NGC6822 galaxy many new stars exploded during the same period of time with massive explosions. This occurrence is similar to the beginning stage of the birth of the universe. Recently, astronomers observed the phenomenon of the birth of new stars all over the vast expanse of the universe, revealing that the universe is renewing in a large scale in accordance with a certain mechanism, and is going back to the original state when it was first created.
Practitioners Exchange Insights
One Dafa practitioner in his 60s was arrested for validating Dafa on Tiananmen Square and received inhuman tortures. He finally gave up all the attachments in his mind, and he was finally released. His experience is a true example of Jiang Zemin's vicious group persecuting Falun Gong practitioners, destroying the law and violating human rights.