Religion is always a threat to a State unless the State controls the religion. Egypt figured it out by making the King God. Rome tried, but I gather no-one took it too seriously. Falun Gong is of course outlawed in China, as a competitor to allegiance to the State. Falun Gong seems to be a religion-like movement that is concerned with Righteous Thoughts and physical devotions. Herein the testimony of a twice-imprisoned and brainwashed practioner from the Falun Gong website:
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