"My parents were missionaries, not revolutionaries. They didn't want to rule. All they cared about was God and their converts."
"The Communists viewed religion as dangerous political competition," pointed out Catlin, smiling crookedly. "Which it was, so long as politics were pursued with religious fervor. Mao didn't permit moral competition from anyone, even Christ. Since Mao's death, things have changed. Politics is slowly becoming a profession again, rather than a holy calling. That could change, though," Catlin admitted. "It could change in an instant. The balance is very precarious."
That it is Catlin, that it is.
I'm getting immersed into this world but I should have the #TBRChallenge up some time tomorrow.
And, Sláinte! Beannacht Lá Fhéile Pádraig!
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