We have consulted scientists, theologians and forensic pathologists. Michael Willesee Sr., executive producer and Michael Willesee Jr., senior producer. Nancy Stern is executive producer and Anne Powell is coordinating producer. The Onion, a satirical newspaper based in Wisconsin recently ran the following humorous spoof of scientists' demands for better media attention. HOAX You would figure that the thirty year anniversary of the moon landing would prompt the promoters of the idea that it was all just a hoax to scramble for media coverage.
Chinese leaders see as a serious threat to their rule.
The announcement came after three days of protests by as many as 30,000 people in dozens of Chinese cities over the arrest of about 70 leading sect members. Falun Gong, or the Wheel of Law, was founded in 1992 by Li Hongzhi, a former government clerk who now lives in the United States. The Chinese government estimated at one point that it had up to 70 million followers. By comparison, the ruling Chinese Communist Party has 60 million members. Falun Gong doctrines mix martial arts with ideas from Buddhism and Taoism.