religion by prohibiting the Shugden'spractice just for political reasons.However, what else should surprise any one who defends the Lay Stateregarding the Tibetan issue is that the very nature and function ofthe Dalai Lama in the Tibetan government transforms it into a feudaltheocratic system - with its endemic mixing of religion and politics,its influence of religious ideas in government policies, its deepconfusion about the roles of religious leader and head of state, andits retrograde view of the position of the Dalai Lama as the"God-King" or "Living Buddha" in Tibet.If the Tibetan Government in Exile is considered ademocratic and laic government, then, the ban on Shugden's practicebeyond the walls of the Gelugpa monasteries is an affront toreligious freedom. The prohibition of the practice can notextrapolate the religious atmosphere of the monasteries and to appearon the official website of the Tibetan Government, because that meansthe Government supports the ban, burying any laic impartiality. Thereare two measures and a weight. If the Tibetan Government in Exile isnot considered a secular government, then, is not democratic and wecan not support it in any way. The Tibetan in Exile Constitution wasremoved from the current official website of the Tibetan government,but can be accessed here:http://www.servat.unibe.ch/icl/t100000_.html.Here, it remains clear that the Tibetan constitution provides freedomfor religious and stands according to the Universal Declaration ofHuman Rights and the provisions of the UN. Furthermore, it considersthat the future free Tibet would be a Federal Democratic Republic.Now that the Dalai Lama has abdicated his duties as apolitical leader and remained with religious functions only, theTibetan Constitution was changed, but these changes even makes itless laic (see:http://www.thetibetpost.com/en/news/international/1728-new-changes-to-the-constitution-of-tibet-after-his-holiness-decision-).The path to follow should be other, the complete laicism.Where was it all the money applied in the European "Free Tibet"?For decades, support groups and organizations throughout the Westraised money for the Movement "Free Tibet". From donationsfrom governments to promote bottoms, stickers, bags and caps, byorganizing concerts, dinners and exhibitions, and through any otherfundraising device imaginable, these organizations continue to raiselarge amounts of money for what most Western benefactors believed tobe the goal: a free and independent Tibet. But is not that what theDalai Lama seeks...Moreover, it is expected of all Tibetans, wherever they live, to paya "tax of independence" for the Tibetan government inexile. The record of these payments is kept in the "Green Book"that brings every Tibetan. This book, a kind of passport-membershipto government in exile, is essential for Tibetans in India who wantan authorization to travel abroad, and those who not pay, they losebenefits and services, and are often ostracized, risking persecutionand exile from his own community. The Tibetan government alsoreceives large donations from other sources, including national,private governments of many countries, charities, companies and manyother types of organizations.The funds raised from the "tax of independence" and allthese other fundraising activities are not used for the support orrelief of the Tibetan community. The majority of funds for the reliefof refugees, for the fatherless, education, health care andhospitals, are obtained directly from the Indian government, from themain humanitarian agencies around the world, Western governments, andprivate charity funds. So, what is this tax? The official text on